The fear of being afraid


The works presented here are part of a photographic series of self-portraits comprising twenty-nine images taken during a singular moment in April 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The series explores the interplay between the concealed and the revealed, focusing on hands adorned in black gloves embroidered with red jasper (semi-precious stones). Each image features the hands in various poses, creating different scenarios reminiscent of a choreographed performance. These images, marked by silence and composed of fragments or clues, use self-representation to examine how fear manifests in different forms. This fear, which can paralyze, threaten, and distort one's perception of the world, is the central theme of the series.

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