Makom Acher

Triggered by trauma, the fugue state, a mental disorder, is marked by identity amnesia and distant journeys. Makom Acher (Another Place) explores the mind’s escape into liminal spaces that provide refuge for those seeking emotional safety.

 Triggered by extreme stress or trauma, the fugue state — also known as dissociative fugue — is a psychological condition marked by identity amnesia and abrupt distant journeys. Makom Acher, meaning "Another Place", explores the intangible landscapes where the mind drifts during these episodes, existing somewhere between memory, exile, and absence.

Fleeing to another country, as my own was plagued by war and political turmoil, detachment became an easy yet fruitless refuge. Then a realisation hit me – I must have almost entirely lost the feeling of self in the comfort of mental drifting, fuelled by desire for complete disembodiment.