Visibly Invisible Entropy
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Dates2026 - Ongoing
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Author
- Topics Fine Art
- Location Italy
Driven by a profound urgency, Visibly Invisible Entropy stands as an intimate, visual translation of the complex emotional dynamics and psychological landscapes of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
Visibly Invisible Entropy.
Driven by a profound personal urgency, "Visibly Invisible Entropy" stands as an intimate, visual translation of the complex emotional dynamics and psychological landscapes of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Executed entirely as a series of fine-art self-portraits, the project reclaims the dual role of the artist as both the creator behind the lens and the subject in front of it. The body becomes both the canvas and the medium to map the chaotic inner disorder—the entropy—of a fragmented mind, rendering visible an intense emotional suffering that often remains hidden from the outside world.
Captured exclusively using sharp natural light, the harsh, high-contrast black-and-white aesthetic serves as a deliberate metaphor for 'splitting' and Manichean thinking—the permanent psychological tension of experiencing reality in absolute, polarized dualities of light and darkness, without mid-tones. Overwhelming emotional-perceptual oscillations crash against antithetical cliffs, holding back the ocean of a chimerical inner balance.
Sharp geometric shadows cut across the anatomy to represent emotional walls, isolation, and rigid boundaries, while shifting poses navigate the scale between hyper-activation, vulnerability, and dissociation. By maintaining absolute control over the frame, the lighting, and the physical posture, this series transforms the act of self-portraiture into a powerful statement of psychological resilience, reclamation of identity, and catharsis.