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- Marlena Walach Szejka
Marlena
Walach Szejka
Hide and seek
“Hide and Seek” is a project that subtly explores aspects of communication and perception in the relationship between a mother and a child on the autism spectrum. Using hide and seek as a tool of expression, it asks about visibility, invisibility and how these categories affect our perception of ourselves and others in the context of emotions and sensory experiences. Combining photography and video, the project explores the boundaries of communication – not only verbal, but also non-verbal – through images – using space and presence. In the work, I ask how social expectations of visibility and acceptance shape our understanding of ourselves and how these mechanisms affect close relationships in the context of autism.