[IN]VISIBLE MEANING

I created FEAR, a series of twelve staged photographs, during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each image was developed in response to a headline published by a major international news outlet, reflecting my observations of how media narratives, political rhetoric, and the constant flow of information influenced our perception of reality during a period of unprecedented uncertainty.

As the pandemic unfolded, I became increasingly aware of how fear was entering the most ordinary aspects of everyday life. Familiar objects, domestic spaces, and simple daily routines began to carry an unfamiliar sense of danger. The invisible presence of the virus, reinforced by the continuous circulation of alarming news, transformed the home—a place traditionally associated with safety and comfort—into a space of anxiety, vigilance, and uncertainty.

Through carefully constructed compositions, symbolic objects, color, and visual metaphors, I sought to translate this psychological atmosphere into images. Rather than documenting the pandemic itself, I was interested in capturing its emotional impact: the tension between what we could see and what we were told to fear, between actual danger and the anticipation of danger.

A central question behind FEAR is how information shapes our emotions and, ultimately, our experience of reality. While I recognize the essential role of the media in informing the public and creating collective awareness during a crisis, I also began to question the point at which constant exposure to alarming headlines could transform awareness into collective fear. The language of the news, alongside statements made by political figures, seemed to extend beyond the public sphere, influencing our personal behavior, relationships, and perception of our immediate surroundings.

By placing a specific news headline alongside each photograph, I wanted to create a dialogue between the global narrative of the pandemic and the intimate reality of everyday life. Each image represents my personal interpretation of a moment in this collective experience, while leaving space for viewers to connect it with their own memories, emotions, and associations.

Although FEAR emerged from the particular circumstances of COVID-19, I see the series as a reflection on something broader: the fragile boundary between awareness and anxiety, and the power of language and images to shape the way we understand the world.

Through this work, I invite viewers to consider not only what we fear, but also how fear is constructed, communicated, and absorbed into our everyday lives.