An isthmus is a narrow passage that links two larger bodies of land. Bordered on both sides by water, it constitutes a walkable pathway through the sea. It is a trail leading in two directions, a route that needs no signpost. A bridge devised by nature, it is the antithesis of a gorge.
At the same time, an isthmus forms a nearly impassable barrier for the seafarer: only with great force will he be able to bring his ship into the neighboring sea. He can heave his ship over land or plough his way through the earth.
An isthmus is therefore a contradiction: it is a crossing that both connects and divides.
The isthmus that my work explores is an imaginary place. It is the void that we create when we leave one place to settle somewhere else. It is the corridor we walk down, after tapping at a stranger's door, the dark tunnel we traverse when we finally give up and drop our guard. It is the link between the certain and the uncertain, the passage between the past and the future, it is the bridge between the conscious and the subconscious.
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This is my first post on steemit. A friend of mine is very excited about this platform, so I thought I should give it a go. All I have to offer at the moment is this photo series I am working on, so this is what I am going to share with you guys.
Please beware not all of these posts are going to be safe for work - I will, however, always label them accordingly.