Out of mind

Out of mind explores the fragile boundary between consciousness and absence — a space where memory, imagination, and reality begin to blur into one another. It originates from a personal experience: the moment I was put under general anesthesia for a surgical procedure. The sensation, as if you are suddenly switched off, as if time itself briefly ceases to exist, left a lasting impression on me.

What intrigued me most was what followed. Afterwards, I had the sense that I could recall fragments of what happened during the operation — images, sensations, perhaps even sounds. At the same time, doubt remained: were these real memories, or had my mind constructed them afterwards? Where does experience end, and where does imagination begin?

This question became the starting point of the project. The images are not literal reconstructions, but visual interpretations of that intangible in-between state. They move between clarity and obscurity, between presence and absence, attempting to capture something that resists precise definition.

Through photography, I explore how memories are formed, how they distort, and how they can take on a reality of their own. The work invites the viewer to reflect on the reliability of memory and to question to what extent our perception of events is real — or merely a construction of the mind.

"Out of Mind" is therefore not only a personal exploration, but also a universal reflection on loss of control, vulnerability, and the uncertain nature of consciousness.