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Flux 2025 / Experimental film, New media

Multi channel Video installation

background of the project

FLUX is an experimental film - exploring the themes of belonging, displacement and distant memory through the visual language of fashion, scenography, sound design and post-production.

Clothing becomes a metaphor for transition and self-defense, symbolizing the layers that the human psyche builds to naviagate a world of uncertainty.

Set against a backdrop of shifting spaces and relationships, FLUX reflects on the repetitive nature of the human experience, where each transition brings both the possibility of belonging and the risk of alienation.

Blurring the boundaries between the inner world of emotions and the outer realities of social life, the film offers a meditative exploration of identity in FLUX.

idea of project

For my graduation project, I seek to synthesize the core conceptual threads that have informed my artistic practice to date. Rooted in an exploration of the human psyche, my work explores themes of memory, temporality, trauma, and the shifting boundaries between the conscious and unconscious - particularly as they materialize through desire.

The centerpiece of this project is a film that investigates the phenomenon of Escapism through an interdisciplinary lens - merging medical, psychological and cultural frameworks. It examines how memory, identity, and trauma can construct internalized alternative realities - spaces of retreat, resistance, or renewal. This inquiry is not merely academic; it is deeply personal. The film unfolds as an immersive, visually-driven narrative, anchored fragments that trace my own evolving relationship with Escapist tendencies.

Bridging research with experimental visual storytelling, the project operates at the intersection of theory and practice. It positions escapism as both a symptom and a strategy - an affective response to the pressures of experiences and a defining mode of engagement for a digitally-mediated generation. In a world saturated by curated digital personas, algorithmic overstimulation, and the relentless performance of self, the film questions the cost of our retreat from the “real.” It explores how technology enables new architectures of avoidance while simultaneously deepening our sense of disconnection.

Through a constellation of visual motifs, the film investigates how individuals construct rituals of detachment to navigate existential strain. Whether through digital consumption, online communities, immersive gaming or hyper-connectivity Escapism emerges as a multi-layered phenomenon - at once intimate and cultural, adaptive and symptomatic.

technical description of the foreseen project

Multi-channel video installation

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+Flux 2025 / Experimental film, New media
+Multi channel Video installation
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 background of the project
-The film explores the psychological concept of escapism - the human tendency to withdraw from reality into constructed mental or virtual spaces in particular, stressful situations.
+''FLUX is an experimental film - exploring the themes of belonging, displacement and distant memory through the visual language of fashion, scenography, sound design and post-production.''
+''Clothing becomes a metaphor for transition and self-defense, symbolizing the layers that the human psyche builds to naviagate a world of uncertainty.''
+''Set against a backdrop of shifting spaces and relationships, FLUX reflects on the repetitive nature of the human experience, where each transition brings both the possibility of belonging and the risk of alienation.''
+''Blurring the boundaries between the inner world of emotions and the outer realities of social life, the film offers a meditative exploration of identity in FLUX.''
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-the film explores themes such as memory, trauma, self-protection and the fragile interplay between reality and illusion, posing the central question of whether escapism serves as a coping mechanism or acts as a barrier to healing.
-The central conflict lies in the inner struggle of the protagonist: or rather the protagonist: the struggle between confronting reality and falling into the tantalizing state of escapism. As they move through the cyclical nature of time and memory, a tension arises between the desire to avoid pain and the need to confront it in order to move forward. This psychological struggle creates a dynamic interplay between avoidance and acceptance, with emotional and mental wellbeing centrally at stake.
+''For my graduation project, I seek to synthesize the core conceptual threads that have informed my artistic practice to date. Rooted in an exploration of the human psyche, my work explores themes of memory, temporality, trauma, and the shifting boundaries between the conscious and unconscious - particularly as they materialize through desire.''
+''The centerpiece of this project is a film that investigates the phenomenon of Escapism through an interdisciplinary lens - merging medical, psychological and cultural frameworks. It examines how memory, identity, and trauma can construct internalized alternative realities - spaces of retreat, resistance, or renewal. This inquiry is not merely academic; it is deeply personal. The film unfolds as an immersive, visually-driven narrative, anchored fragments that trace my own evolving relationship with Escapist tendencies.''
+''Bridging research with experimental visual storytelling, the project operates at the intersection of theory and practice. It positions escapism as both a symptom and a strategy - an affective response to the pressures of experiences and a defining mode of engagement for a digitally-mediated generation. In a world saturated by curated digital personas, algorithmic overstimulation, and the relentless performance of self, the film questions the cost of our retreat from the “real.” It explores how technology enables new architectures of avoidance while simultaneously deepening our sense of disconnection.''
+''Through a constellation of visual motifs, the film investigates how individuals construct rituals of detachment to navigate existential strain. Whether through digital consumption, online communities, immersive gaming or hyper-connectivity Escapism emerges as a multi-layered phenomenon - at once intimate and cultural, adaptive and symptomatic.''