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Innerland: Portrait of Marcelline Mandeng Nken

“Existence is not a concept; it’s indescribable. It is not defined, it is felt.” Innerland is an ongoing series of portraits picturing creatives from around the world - those who dare looking into their own souls and connecting with deepest parts of their psyche.     Depicting a statement that human is more than what we see with our eyes, the project aims to discover an endless world that is held inside, rather than outer facade. Recognising the fact that we have to spend most of our lives there, in our subconscious, in our deepest thoughts or night dreams, Synchrodogs reflect on the paradox of how connected or disconnected from nature every person is (while in fact human being is part of nature itself).     Developing a new art genre called ‘Staged Documentary’ and shying away from the more classical definition of portrait, human beings are shown as such having no definite borders, and no rational shape. They are continuation of the environment itself, as the environment forms them a lot, and vice versa - they form the environment.

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Date Taken: 08.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Madison, Me, United States of America
Copyright: © Synchrodogs (Tania Shcheglova and Roman Noven)