THE THEATRE OF THE MIND - Digital photography / Interviews /photography project 2016/2018

The story concerns 7 interviewed characters: a cross-dresser, a young woman with a burqa, a comedian, a transgender, a man who creates an alter ego to be accepted by society, a performer and a 6-year-old girl

I would walk around London looking for subjects who attract me.

I would approach them in the street or wherever I went, telling them that they interest me, that I am doing a photography documentary video project called ‘The Theatre of the Mind’.

If they agreed, I would enter their life, just for one day.

I would visit them in their home, make a video interview and take photographs. We would play. Nothing staged.

What is a mind? And what is a theatre? The two words together make me think that perhaps, what we believe, we create. What is imagination then?

Do we create reality?

Do we have a fate?

Do we choose who we are?

Are we conditioned by society, politics, religion, education, fear of people’s judgements?

Have you ever asked to yourself – Who Am I? An actor or truly you?

What does 'the theatre of the mind' video photo project include?

Complete project includes a short video presentation of the ' The Theatre of the Mind' (can be seen on you tube - here https://youtu.be/l8ELPrpCrbM) plus seven individual interviews (length from 20 to 55 minutes of the subjects interviewed in one day)​ and pictures.

The subjects are seven:

Alan, the cross-dresser

Humaira, I choose my religion, Islam

MADKILLERMILLER, an unimportant person with a business card

Stephanie, finally I am me, a woman!

Louis Grey Magus is my alter ego

Tacco Matto, the art performer, I am my emotions

Graça and her dogs