In bed (London, 2021)
Analog Photography Prints, Wooden Frame with Clear Glass
In Bed explores the tension between stillness and imagined movement through a series of analogue photographs taken from a single vantage point—lying in bed. This work emerged during a period of mental immobility, capturing the struggle between the safety of isolation and the yearning to re-engage with the outside world.
Using a red filter, the images evoke the intensity of overwhelming emotions: the heaviness of being stuck and the vividness of an imagined reality. The bed becomes both a sanctuary—a place without risk—and a cage. From this confined perspective, the camera frames two visible windows: one offering a view of surrounding buildings, and the other of the open sky. These windows act as portals to the outside, reflecting the contrast between inner stillness and the dynamic world beyond.
As light streams into the room, it transforms—shifting colors, altering moods, and marking the passage of time. Several frames capture these subtle changes, embodying the transition from day to night, while the body remains motionless in bed and time slips by. Light and space continue to shape emotions and perceptions, creating connections to both physical and imagined realms.
In Bed questions how we navigate moments of stagnation—how we imagine ourselves in motion while our bodies remain still, how our minds continue to churn during periods of inertia, and how we reconcile knowing what is better for us yet choosing not to act on it. How can light and time simultaneously ground and transport us? It is a meditation on the tension between safety and desire, stillness and action, capturing the quiet yet profound experience of being stuck while yearning to move.
