OTHERWORLDLY
OTHERWORLDLY IS AN EXPERIMENTAL MIXED-MEDIA PROJECT THAT EXPLORES ALTERED PERCEPTION AND THE SHIFTING SPACE BETWEEN REALITY AND IMAGINATION, THE EXTERNAL WORLD AND THE SUBCONSCIOUS.
THE INHERENT UNPREDICTABILITY OF THE MEDIUM IS CENTRAL TO THE WORK. BY CHEMICALLY ALTERING ANALOGUE FILM, THE MATERIAL ITSELF BECOMES A REACTIVE AGENT, MIRRORING THE INSTABILITY AND FLUIDITY OF PERCEPTION. COLLAGE SERVES AS A METHOD OF PROCESSING INTERNAL EXPERIENCE, AN INTUITIVE, TACTILE WAY OF ASSEMBLING VISUAL FRAGMENTS INTO NEW FORMS THAT REFLECT EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL LANDSCAPES.
THROUGHOUT THE SERIES, NATURAL IMAGERY RECURS AS A GROUNDING ELEMENT. ORGANIC TEXTURES AND FAMILIAR FORMS OFFER A POINT OF CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INNER PSYCHOLOGICAL WORLD AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AROUND US.
AT ITS CORE, OTHERWORLDLY INVESTIGATES HOW PERCEPTION TRANSFORMS, AND HOW PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS CAN ECHO THE FRAGILITY, COMPLEXITY, AND MOVEMENT OF INNER EXPERIENCE.