ID_75

ID_75 is a photography-based project that emerges from my autobiographical research, focused on uncovering what is hidden—both within the physical spaces of my hometown and within the layers of memory and emotion these spaces evoke.

The project was developed through repeated visits to my hometown, during which I confronted feelings of both familiarity and estrangement. Each return became an opportunity to face what had been repressed or forgotten, allowing me to reflect on past events and the people who have shaped my life.

ID_75 is an abbreviation of the address where I grew up, referencing a place from which I was once absent and which now functions as the conceptual point of departure for the project. From this origin, the research unfolds across various locations and lived experiences from my own life, which I return to and reconsider from a position of temporal and emotional distance.

Within the project, locations operate as catalysts for emotional and visual associations. Objects appear as markers of personal micro-history, carrying memories that I translate from a psychological space back into the physical. Through this process, I investigate the transformative capacity of photography and the act of confronting my own past.

While deeply personal, ID_75 invites viewers to see, feel, and acknowledge the importance of revealing personal intimacy, positioning photography as a tool for both personal and collective insight. By bringing hidden personal narratives to light, the project encourages viewers to confront their own emotional landscapes and reflect on the connections between the personal and the collective.