«Distortion» is a visual investigation into how a person loses connection with their own body and reality. I created this project to illustrate the daily struggle with distorted self-perception from the inside. It was important for me to convey that very feeling of the «horse in the room”—when you are physically in a familiar space, but feel enormous, misplaced, and utterly alien.
The story unfolds over one ordinary day, divided into four parts: Morning, Day, Evening, and Night. From waking up until deep into the night, we watch as daily routine transforms into a surreal nightmare, and the protagonist gradually loses control of her body.
Color plays a special role in this project. I intentionally rejected natural lighting. The entire series is built upon toxic, swampy green and aggressive red light. These colors create a suffocating, sticky sensation of anxiety. The monochromatic green symbolizes zones of apathy and mechanical routine, while the red and blue flashes convey moments of sharp breakage, panic, and internal discomfort.
Part I. Morning: The Altar
Part I. Morning: Distance
Part I. Morning: Reflection
Part II: Day — Scale
Part III. Evening: Routine
Part III. Evening: The Mask
«Part IV. Night: Vacuum»
Part IV. Night: Projection
Part IV: Nightfall and Dissolution
For details on how this narrative unfolds in the frames and the specific meaning I imbued in each one, please refer to the project abstract (attached below).
