What happens if we lose our senses? Fading Senses is a research project and a photographic essay by Ligia Poplawska reflecting on sensory deprivation and environmental anxiety. Solastalgia is a relatively new concept for understanding the implications of the loss of ecosystems on our emotional health. Described as an earth-related state, it reflects the zeitgeist of our time and is an increasing problem in societies, manifesting itself in a feeling of loss of the present. A perspective of a fading world and a state of fading-away is close to sensory deprivation. Absence of senses, one of the biggest human fears, can lead to intra-mental perception, echolocation and memory flashbacks. Through a speculative narrative, the photographer creates a mental image of an ungraspable sensation to underline human disconnection from the natural environment. Limited edition of 3 [spb_text_block title="" animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_text_block] [spb_toggle title="+ About the photographer" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"]

Ligia Popławska (1994, Poland) is a photographer and art historian based in Antwerp, Belgium. Working at the intersection of art and science, she creates visual narratives analysing parallels between senses and memory, emotional states and conditions of the present. She explores fields like psychology, neuroscience or biology to find a basis for her speculative photographic storytelling and olfactory works. Ligia holds an MA and BA in Photography from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp (BE) and a BA in art history from the University of Gdańsk (PL). Her work was exhibited at the graduation show hosted by FOMU Antwerp, selected for ‘To Be Antwerp’ art festival and ‘New Talents 2020’, a group exhibition at B-Part Gallery in Berlin by Photographic Exploration Project. She is a laureate of ‘Photography Prize 2020’ funded by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. [/spb_toggle] [spb_toggle title="+ Technical Information" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Ed. 3 + 1 AP 23x40cm Inkjet print on Canson Rag Photographique 210g Mounted on Forex American white wooden frame [/spb_toggle]  

What happens if we lose our senses? Fading Senses is a research project and a photographic essay by Ligia Poplawska reflecting on sensory deprivation and environmental anxiety. Solastalgia is a relatively new concept for understanding the implications of the loss of ecosystems on our emotional health. Described as an earth-related state, it reflects the zeitgeist of our time and is an increasing problem in societies, manifesting itself in a feeling of loss of the present. A perspective of a fading world and a state of fading-away is close to sensory deprivation. Absence of senses, one of the biggest human fears, can lead to intra-mental perception, echolocation and memory flashbacks. Through a speculative narrative, the photographer creates a mental image of an ungraspable sensation to underline human disconnection from the natural environment. Limited edition of 3 [spb_text_block title="" animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_text_block] [spb_toggle title="+ About the photographer" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"]

Ligia Popławska (1994, Poland) is a photographer and art historian based in Antwerp, Belgium. Working at the intersection of art and science, she creates visual narratives analysing parallels between senses and memory, emotional states and conditions of the present. She explores fields like psychology, neuroscience or biology to find a basis for her speculative photographic storytelling and olfactory works. Ligia holds an MA and BA in Photography from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp (BE) and a BA in art history from the University of Gdańsk (PL). Her work was exhibited at the graduation show hosted by FOMU Antwerp, selected for ‘To Be Antwerp’ art festival and ‘New Talents 2020’, a group exhibition at B-Part Gallery in Berlin by Photographic Exploration Project. She is a laureate of ‘Photography Prize 2020’ funded by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. [/spb_toggle] [spb_toggle title="+ Technical Information" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Ed. 3 + 1 AP 30x40cm Inkjet print on Canson Rag Photographique 210g Mounted on Forex American white wooden frame [/spb_toggle]  

What happens if we lose our senses? Fading Senses is a research project and a photographic essay by Ligia Poplawska reflecting on sensory deprivation and environmental anxiety. Solastalgia is a relatively new concept for understanding the implications of the loss of ecosystems on our emotional health. Described as an earth-related state, it reflects the zeitgeist of our time and is an increasing problem in societies, manifesting itself in a feeling of loss of the present. A perspective of a fading world and a state of fading-away is close to sensory deprivation. Absence of senses, one of the biggest human fears, can lead to intra-mental perception, echolocation and memory flashbacks. Through a speculative narrative, the photographer creates a mental image of an ungraspable sensation to underline human disconnection from the natural environment. Limited edition of 3 [spb_text_block title="" animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_text_block] [spb_toggle title="+ About the photographer" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"]

Ligia Popławska (1994, Poland) is a photographer and art historian based in Antwerp, Belgium. Working at the intersection of art and science, she creates visual narratives analysing parallels between senses and memory, emotional states and conditions of the present. She explores fields like psychology, neuroscience or biology to find a basis for her speculative photographic storytelling and olfactory works. Ligia holds an MA and BA in Photography from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp (BE) and a BA in art history from the University of Gdańsk (PL). Her work was exhibited at the graduation show hosted by FOMU Antwerp, selected for ‘To Be Antwerp’ art festival and ‘New Talents 2020’, a group exhibition at B-Part Gallery in Berlin by Photographic Exploration Project. She is a laureate of ‘Photography Prize 2020’ funded by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. [/spb_toggle] [spb_toggle title="+ Technical Information" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Ed. 3 + 1 AP 48x60cm Inkjet print on Canson Rag Photographique 210g Mounted on Forex American white wooden frame [/spb_toggle]  

What happens if we lose our senses? Fading Senses is a research project and a photographic essay by Ligia Poplawska reflecting on sensory deprivation and environmental anxiety. Solastalgia is a relatively new concept for understanding the implications of the loss of ecosystems on our emotional health. Described as an earth-related state, it reflects the zeitgeist of our time and is an increasing problem in societies, manifesting itself in a feeling of loss of the present. A perspective of a fading world and a state of fading-away is close to sensory deprivation. Absence of senses, one of the biggest human fears, can lead to intra-mental perception, echolocation and memory flashbacks. Through a speculative narrative, the photographer creates a mental image of an ungraspable sensation to underline human disconnection from the natural environment. Limited edition of 3 [spb_text_block title="" animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_text_block] [spb_toggle title="+ About the photographer" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"]

Ligia Popławska (1994, Poland) is a photographer and art historian based in Antwerp, Belgium. Working at the intersection of art and science, she creates visual narratives analysing parallels between senses and memory, emotional states and conditions of the present. She explores fields like psychology, neuroscience or biology to find a basis for her speculative photographic storytelling and olfactory works. Ligia holds an MA and BA in Photography from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp (BE) and a BA in art history from the University of Gdańsk (PL). Her work was exhibited at the graduation show hosted by FOMU Antwerp, selected for ‘To Be Antwerp’ art festival and ‘New Talents 2020’, a group exhibition at B-Part Gallery in Berlin by Photographic Exploration Project. She is a laureate of ‘Photography Prize 2020’ funded by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. [/spb_toggle] [spb_toggle title="+ Technical Information" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Ed. 3 + 1 AP 60x80cm Inkjet print on Canson Rag Photographique 210g Mounted on Forex American white wooden frame [/spb_toggle]