• Akt/Tijelo
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Born: 1984, Romania
Profession: Curator, owner of photography magazine
Lives and works: Limassol, Cyprus

 

Metaphysical Body Landscapes

I spent my childhood at my grandmother’s house in Romania, near the Carpathian Mountains. Witnessing the deep bond between humans and the earth, and observing nature and the surrounding landscapes, shaped my understanding of the earth’s beauty and humanity’s connection to it.

All being is something whole, indivisible. Earth, sky, plants, fruits, mountains, rivers, men, women, day, night — all merge together and flow into one another.

This process is infinite and harmonious. Man comes from the earth, lives on the earth, and returns to the earth. And the landscapes of the earth are mirrored in the curves of the human body.

As I grew up, I moved to live in big cities. My grandmother passed away, and I felt the loss of my spiritual connection with nature. I longed for the pure harmony I once had.

To reconnect with the divine, I began searching for landscapes within the human body through my photography.