A Slow Breath

‘A slow breath’ is comprised of two sets of images: one of inverted close ups of snow, resembling stars, and the other compositions of the forest. I created this series across a few months in Hong Kong at the end of 2019 to the beginning of 2020 in New Hampshire while I was experiencing severe episodes of psychosis that I was in treatment for. There were bad days in Hong Kong on which I struggled to leave the house, but the one place I could go to to feel less scared was to the trees. Carrying my camera felt like a layer of defense, and I photographed what drew me in and spoke to the torment inside my head. In New Hampshire, I found myself captivated by perfect patches of snow turned dark and heavy, as the world felt for me. This denseness felt oddly comforting, though all engulfing, in the same way the lush foliage of the woods in Hong Kong did, and the conversation between the two subject matter captured my interest and created a delicate emotional balance that helped me navigate my pain. The 10 photographs in this series are captured digitally and presented on a wall as archival inkjet prints on Hähnemuhle textured matte paper at 36 x 48” in editions of 10.