Explosion, 2026
The series ‘Error in Ypsilon’ explores how visible and invisible disasters can
leave traces on bodies, landscapes, and the ways we perceive the world
around us, where he creates and engages with notions of attachment, loss,
transformation, and the impact of disruption on perception and memory. His
images function as psychological landscapes in which internal processes are
translated into physical forms and spatial conditions. These details suggest
how environments may carry traces of forces we cannot always see or fully
understand.
The series is inspired by historical events like the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
in 1986. An explosion at the power plant released large amounts of radioactive
material into the environment, spreading across parts of Europe. Although
largely invisible, people started to reconstruct their environment after
finding out about the possible effects of the radiation. Some suffered serious
diseases and many children were born with distortions and developmental
disorders. The natural environment was contaminated, causing long-term
genetic mutations and ecological disruption.
He approaches the series during the period of isolation caused by the global
pandemic in a documentary style with elements of fiction, drawing on his own
experience of being born with a cleft lip nine years after the disaster. While
there are clear medical and genetic explanations for his condition, it also led
him to reflect on how large, unseen events might shape our bodies and our
lives.
‘Error in Ypsilon’ connects a personal narrative with collective history, inviting
viewers to reflect on the fragility of our bodies and the world we inhabit.