Bazaar of the Unconscious is a surreal self-portrait photography project that explores the connections between the unconscious and the conscious, using dream material—images, symbols, and emotions—to address social and political issues.
Each image is a standalone narrative and depicts the artist through a transparent glass pane, a metaphor for the fragile boundary between dream and wakefulness. Symbolic objects populate the scene, their vivid colors and theatrical composition creating a dialogue between the familiar and the unexpected, inviting the viewer to decode the unsaid and reflect on the relationship between the individual and contemporary society.
Disconnected
A vintage telephone receiver rests atop the artist’s head, its tangled cord stretched across the glass like a line of broken communication, evoking a call that goes unanswered in the noise of the digital age. Wooden letters, partially obscuring the artist’s face, spell out “NOBODY,” a stark reflection of the anonymity and invisibility that often accompany life on social media. In an environment where curated personas dominate and validation hinges on likes and views, the individual risks becoming a ghost, present, but unheard.
The receiver’s placement on the head instead of the ear symbolizes a disconnect: a world where we’re constantly broadcasting but rarely listening, always seen but seldom truly recognized. Disconnected is a visual meditation on the erosion of authentic connection and identity in an era where being visible doesn’t always mean being known. It invites the viewer to consider what it means to be “somebody” in a system that too easily renders us “nobody.”
