In “12 eerie tales about love”, I explore romantic relationships that were never meant to succeed, and the tension between what appears to be true and what I consciously construct. I work with photographs from my personal archive—images of myself with ex-partners and male friends—reframing ordinary moments to create the illusion of happy relationships. By combining these vernacular images with AI-generated distortions, I manipulate reality, introducing uncanny, unsettling, or even apocalyptic scenes that reflect the emotional turbulence of my past connections.
This project I stage, alter, and reimagine intimate realities, presenting a world that is both fabricated and deeply personal. It is a space where memory, desire, and social expectationmcollide, where appearances deceive, and where the tension between truth and performance is central.
As a 38-year-old single woman navigating a traditionally patriarchal society, I am intimately aware of how social narratives shape how we live and love. After a series of failed romances, I consciously chose solitude, and in this work, I turn my personal experience into a visual exploration of disappointment, longing, and the ways we construct our own stories. By manipulating reality, I invite viewers to question what is real, what is performed, and what is hidden—both in art and in life.
2025
