Looking For Balance
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Dates2024 - 2025
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- Locations Lviv, Kiel, Poltava Oblast
In this project, I explore the fragility of inner balance through self-portraits taken while twirling – a physical act that mirrors an emotional state. In parallel, I photographed the external world, focusing on landscapes and scenes from Ukraine.
In this project, I explore the fragility of inner balance through self-portraits taken while twirling – a physical act that mirrors an emotional state. As I spun, my movement became unsteady, shifting from side to side, reflecting the difficulty of maintaining equilibrium in a fast-moving, chaotic world. These images capture the internal struggle to remain centered amidst an overwhelming flow of information, constant bad news, and the rapid pace of modern life.
In parallel, I photographed the external world, focusing on landscapes and scenes from Ukraine. Having moved to Germany after the Russian full-scale invasion of my country, I have come to recognize the stark contrasts between these environments. In Germany, life feels calm and stable, yet every visit to Ukraine reveals how the war continues to reshape the landscape and its people. This dual perspective – between personal disorientation and the changing realities of my homeland – forms the heart of this project. It seeks to illuminate the tension between internal and external worlds and the ongoing challenge of finding balance amidst instability.
I designed the dummy as a three-part object. Two smaller book blocks on the left side contain self-portraits that function as flip books, capturing a fast, repetitive motion that reflects an inner sense of imbalance and restlessness. The larger block on the right side features images of the outside world – still, observational, almost meditative in contrast. Each part can be viewed individually, offering different perspectives, or opened together, creating a layered view of internal and external conditions. The structure of the book invites the viewer to navigate between personal experience and surrounding reality, searching for moments of alignment between the two.
