Beyond Illusion
Project details
- Year
- 2024
- Programme
- Bachelor – Photography
- Practices
- Honours Programme
- Minor
- Visual Culture
My graduation project ‘Beyond Illusion’ provides an intimate look into my personal journey of healing my abandonment wound, emphasizing the validation of the inner child and reconnection with the Self.
“We shouldn’t look for the real outside of us, but within us. When we focus on the outward, we too often get caught up in judgments – this is good, that is bad, this is what I want, this is what I don’t want. Such judgment traps us in our illusions, our sleepiness, our old habits and patterns. Let go of your wayward thinking and go within. There you can relax in your own deepest truth, where the difference between dreams and reality is already known.” – Osho
In my journey, healing means transcending these illusions by overcoming conditioning, fear, doubt, and ultimately the ego and mind.
This work is presented as an installation: the images are projected onto two sheer fabrics that hang from the ceiling. Accompanied by the instrumental version of the song ‘I’m a Firefighter’ by Cigarettes After Sex, the viewer first reads the poetry on the wall while placing their hand on the ceramic piece, then watches the projections.
https://youtu.be/tS3yduppYsU?si=xBAxPIMo2-r9LpE-
Artist Statement
My art expresses my personal journey in this ‘human experience’. I intimately portray themes such as self-sabotage, mental health, depersonalization, and healing from trauma, using mostly photography and poetry as forms of media. By sharing my stories this way, I initially hope to make others who feel the same, feel heard and seen, and show them they are never alone in this journey we call life.
You can find more of my work on my website: https://noalunah.com
and more on my Instagram: @noalunah