PRESENCE: COCOONING AND EXPANSION
A photographic journey into the art of being. Through the metaphor of the blanket and the vastness of nature, this project explores the transition from self-protection to inner freedom. It is an invitation for women to shed social masks, embrace their bodies, and rediscover their authentic strength in a space of total acceptance. Here, nature becomes a partner, and the camera — a tool for reclaiming one’s own presence.
THE PRESENT EXISTS: A Living Archive
This is not a project with an end. It is a commitment to the act of remembering.
The Present Exists is an ongoing, multi-layered exploration of survival, migration, and the architecture of memory. It is the story of a life split into 'before' and 'after'—from the tragic loss of my mother at 21 to the legacy of my father’s thirty apple trees.
What began as a personal journey to process grief has grown into a vast archive of existence. It is a dialogue between the girl I was in Kazakhstan and the woman I am today in the UK. Through every handmade zine, every 10-minute walk to the cemetery, and every film, I am documenting the only home that can never be taken away: The memory of love.