A photographic examination of grief, reminiscence, and time by Los Angeles-based photographer Daniel Dorsa. Dorsa’s work explores relationships between individuals and the landscapes that join them. “Lupine” was created throughout a ten-day journey round Iceland’s Ring Highway. The work serves as each a private elegy and a meditation on trauma. Greater than merely documenting a spot, Dorsa makes use of the panorama as a framework for introspection and to counsel that bodily displacement can create pathways to emotional readability and reconstruction.
“The yr main as much as this journey to Iceland was full of private trauma. We misplaced our dwelling not directly to the fires, ER visits grew to become an everyday incidence, and we suffered a loss. The loss was huge and a sense I gained’t ever fairly shake. Iceland began off as a problem. Seemingly unrelated moments and twenty-four hour daylight got here collectively like a fever dream, revealing a psychological state of chaos, disillusionment, and uncertainty. No begin or end, simply an infinite loop. As we neared the tip of the journey, my sense of self started to return. Completely different from who I used to be earlier than, however nonetheless myself. The title ‘Lupine’ references the invasive but stunning wildflower that blankets Iceland’s summer time panorama. Just like the feelings explored within the work, the lupine plant holds a duality: therapeutic but disruptive, pure but overseas. I noticed myself in that flower as we drove by means of the panorama. Not native to this place, however slowly changing into grounded in its terrain.”
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