Missing Pieces of a Puzzle
The captions reflect her spontaneous thoughts, when seeing the final, two-layer pictures the first time. The colour layer shows sceneries of her at home, overlayed by a black & picture, hiding pieces of her reality.
“The floor seems thin. There seems a risk that the woman collapses onto me. I prefer to live in the underground over walking as a big woman through life.”
“A part of me is hidden. I need to dig deeper and remove the surface to find my real self and to feel emotions.”
“I am still not giving up, though I can't find the puzzle pieces of my life anymore.”
“Caged. No air to breath. Petrified. A monster.”
“I am in this interim world, from which I can observe only.”
“Playing music to avoid the compulsion of panicking. Playing music to find the puzzle pieces of my life again.”
“Caged … again. A psychiatric department? A prison? A baby’s crib?”
“Something is hidden. I don't see which part of me is missing. What holds me back?”
"Raised to appreciate suffering."
This project visualizes the life of my ill sister, cautiously protected by scenes found in Hôtel Dieu de Paris. The atmosphere of this hospital stands exemplarily for the different psychiatric hospitals, which previously served as homes for my sister.
The captions reflect her spontaneous thoughts, when seeing the final, two-layer pictures the first time. The colour layer shows sceneries of her at home, overlayed by a black & picture, hiding pieces of her reality.
The Missing Pieces of a Life's Puzzle were presented at MAGNUM PHOTOS in Paris, France, August 2022
The captions reflect her spontaneous thoughts, when seeing the final, two-layer pictures the first time. The colour layer shows sceneries of her at home, overlayed by a black & picture, hiding pieces of her reality.
The Missing Pieces of a Life's Puzzle were presented at MAGNUM PHOTOS in Paris, France, August 2022