Broken Cinema Dreams

This series explores the tension between cinematic memory and photography as a medium. It began with an exploration of abstraction in photography, experimenting with materials such as cellophane under colored light to create dynamic, vibrant compositions.

Inspired by my deep love for cinema, I became intrigued by the idea of integrating these abstract images with figurative elements from classic films. To achieve this, I projected and re-photographed frames from films primarily from the 1920s to the 1940s, casting them onto a large curved surface. The distortion of the projections reshaped the original imagery, altering its proportions and visual language. These re-photographed frames were then digitally layered with the earlier abstract compositions, allowing the two visual worlds to merge.

Through photomontage techniques, Broken Cinema Dreams deconstructs and reassembles cinematic history, questioning how visual memories transform over time. Once-recognizable film scenes dissolve into layers of color, light, and form, distancing them from their original narrative. This fragmentation reflects the way collective visual memories shift and evolve within personal perception.

In this series, photography, cinema, and collage converge, breaking apart and reconfiguring moments from film history into a newly imagined visual space.