Triggers

Explore Franziska's 2023 project delving into triggers, body awareness, and mental health through photography. Witness the power of vulnerability and self-care, as Franziska immortalizes ephemeral moments of revelation through magical 120mm analog images.

Franziska Nagelová worked on a personal project that explores triggers, the body, mental health, and the energy flow. She believes that her values ​​of freedom, nature, and a healthy relationship with oneself and one's surroundings play a crucial role in her photography. Franziska's project aims to showcase her connection to herself and hopes to help others deal with their mental health issues and connect to their body through its beauty.

​Franziska's research of personal observations on her body and how triggers, yoga, and spirituality helped her become aware of blockages and heal. Triggers means you’re experiencing past pain or something that affects your emotional state significantly and can bring up specific thought patterns or influence behavior in the present moment. Nagelova's project aims to photograph common triggers connected to herself, mainly through touch and breath, and linked to the chakras' movement and yoga. Chakras play a vital role in the project, with different colors representing the vibration or frequency of the chakra, influencing physical and mental well-being. As trauma has a physical imprint on the body, yoga and releasing emotional stress or trauma can help heal it.

The aim of the project is to capture common triggers and the movement of the body is more important than the exact location of the trigger. Through the medium format, she seeks to immortalize these ephemeral moments of revelation and vulnerability. In a world that often prioritizes the relentless pursuit of capitalistic gains, I choose to emphasize the importance of honoring our bodies and nurturing our souls. The creative process becomes a cathartic passage for forgiveness, releasing the shackles of triggers through the chakras, and demonstrating the strength that lies in investing in our holistic well-being.