Created on a wild, unmapped beach on Koh Phangan Island in Thailand, the series presents landscapes that gradually reveal the presence of human bodies embedded within rocks and natural formations. At first glance, the images appear to be untouched views of nature; only with closer observation does a second layer emerge, where bodies become part of the terrain itself.
The project originated from a search for a state beyond social roles, identities, and systems of control. Over four days, 35 participants took part in a guided yet open process, interacting intuitively with the environment and becoming temporary elements of the landscape.
A key artistic decision was the use of black and white photography. Presented in monochrome, the images reduces individual markers and dissolves the distinction between skin and stone, transforming the images into a unified, almost sculptural surface. The body is no longer presented as a portrait or a subject but as a form existing in continuity with the natural world.
Rather than proposing an escape from civilization, WILD reflects on the possibility of reconnecting with a more fundamental human condition. Drawing on the idea of the “natural state” described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the project invites viewers to consider freedom not as the absence of society, but as a temporary experience of being beyond imposed identities and expectations.
