2020 was a significant year in recent history, for a lot of worldwide events mainly a pandemic.
But for me personally, it also marked the year that I left Syria, my homeland.
That move wasn't my choice despite the war, the destruction and the fact that most of my friends are now living abroad.
Being alone meant that I had more free time than I am used to, and this project was the child of that period.
The first thing I wanted to create at the time was an island, a representation of my internal world.
It's well known that we can be surrounded with people and still feel lonely, and bieng away from home, revealed another type of loneliness, the lack of shared experiences with others...
Isolation is the inability to be understood. It is when you have a complete set of different thoughts, reactions and ideologies.. and never being able to let others understand where you're coming from and why you do what you do.
Between isolation and loneliness, there is Homesickness.. which as I understand it to be.. is longing for the familiarity of the past while holding on to the present.. torn apart between the two...
Thank You