Alleen/Alone

Prompted by my own addiction to the immediate reward system of the phone, I started to reflect on the impact of digitization on my life and loved ones. More time spent online means less time spent offline. Does that affect my physical needs? Does the visual bombardment change the way I see? And what about losing touch? What started as a philosophical question on technology, however, began to take a personal shape. While working on the project, I went through a divorce and the accompanying fear of losing my daughter, my father passed away, caring for my almost-blind mother took its toll, and I felt the absence of a steady place to live. My life was in chaos but I would not admit it to myself so as to not be overwhelmed by it all. This personal layer mirrored the experience of technology: chaotic and so pervasive that it could hardly be perceived anymore. Everything, even dysfunction and disaster, becomes normalized. Visually, I wanted the photos to be saturated to the point of being almost overwhelming—the same way I experience the strenuous digital impulses that pour over me.