Isolation and exposure

Diplomski rad Izolacija i izloženost je fotografska instalacija koju čine 4 fotografska triptiha. Fotografije predstavljaju istraživanje tri slavonska sela suočena s postepenim izumiranjem. Kroz ovaj rad propitkujem svoj odnos s rodnim krajem i lokalnom prirodom, zatim položaj ruralnih krajeva u digitalnom dobu te utjecaje izolacije i osame na stanovnike tih mjesta. Prvi triptih iznosi osobni doživljaj polja kao beskrajnih pustara koje povezujem s prikazima divljeg zapada iz američkih westerna. Pustare su naizgled beskrajna polja koja polako gutaju napuštena sela koja su nekada ovisila o njima. Drugi triptih pod nazivom Cesta predstavlja mogućnost bijega i povratka. Cesta je kroz količinu prometa jasni indikator relevantnosti jednog naselja. U ovom slučaju tranzicija je rijetka, autobusne stanice, ukidanjem redovnih linija, postepeno gube svoje značenje kao polazišta ili odredišta i postaju beznačajni objekti uz cestu. Triptih Selo prikazuje sama naselja kroz napuštene objekte prepuštene prirodi dok triptih pod nazivom Ljudi prikazuje stanovnike čija su lica i pogledi okrenuti od samog objektiva aludirajući na odvojenost od samog fotografa i publike. Ovaj rad pruža uvid u moj pogled na tematiku usamljenosti, izolacije, izloženosti prirodi i utjecajima okoline. Brojni umjetnici koji su djelovali iz polazišta traume i izolacije, ili su kroz svoj rad ogolili najintimnije doživljaje i vizije, stvorili su neka od najutjecajnih djela kroz povijest umjetnosti. Univerzalnost ljudskog iskustva upravo kroz umjetnost može postati medij za empatiju i nadilaženje fragmentiranosti suvremenog društva.The master thesis entitled “Isolation and exposure” is a photographic installation comprising 4 triptychs. The photographs represent an exploration of three Slavonian villages faced with gradual extinction. Through this work, I question my relationship with my place of birth and the local nature surrounding it, then the position of rural areas in the digital age as well as the effects of isolation and solitude on its inhabitants. The first triptych sets out a personal experience of the vast fields as endless wastelands that I associate with the depictions of the Wild West from American westerns. The wasteland is seemingly endless fields slowly swallowing up the abandoned villages that once depended on them. The second triptych titled The Road represents the possibility of escape and return. The road is a clear indicator for the relevance of a settlement with the amount of traffic passing through. In this case transition is seemingly a rare occurrence. Bus stops with the abolition of regular lines gradually lose their meaning as starting or end destinations and become insignificant objects along the road. The third triptych titled The Village depicts the settlements themselves through abandoned objects left for nature to take over while the fourth triptych titled People depicts residents whose faces and views are facing away from the lens itself alluding to separation from the photographer and the audience itself. This paper work provides insight into my view of loneliness, isolation, exposure to nature, and environmental influences. Numerous artists who acted from the point of trauma and isolation, or through their work have exposed the most intimate experiences and visions, have created some of the most influential works throughout art history.The universality of human experience can become a medium for empathy and overcoming the fragmentation of contemporary society through art