Shadow Theater evokes associations with the past that we remember or diligently try to forget — a past we return to in an attempt to hide from the present or endlessly imagine how things might have turned out differently.
The past is, in part, semantically linked to regret: even recalling something joyful, we may feel a piercing sense of melancholy or nostalgia when faced with our own helplessness before the transience of time. At the same time, we become involuntary witnesses and participants in a process in which our relationship with the past is constantly changing.
The polyptych Shadow Theater gathers many images that could, in theory, be arranged along a chronological line. However, the space of the collages is devoid of strict structure, creating a sense of in‑betweenness that both focuses and disperses our attention. Each viewer is free to decide which image to follow, descending, as if in a spiral, ever deeper into their own past. Devoid of any judgment toward the viewer, the heroes of the polyptych silently observe and allow one to remain alone with the questions, reflections and conclusions that rise in waves within our consciousness.