In search of homes

A key is an object whose image and rich symbolism evokes a wide variety of associations and references. Key is associated with the ability or inability to access something that is closed with it. What is locked is unknown, is a mystery. Possession of keys is a sign of appropriation of the object matched with them; therefore it is associated with possession.
The inspiration for the project is the fact that there are plenty of places in the Bug river area abandoned by people who not necessarily had to leave voluntarily, but were forced by historical, political, economic and other circumstances. The fate of my family was very similar and the inspiration for the project is largely personal.
The essence of the project “In search of homes” is a symbolic attempt to find and match the potential “homes” among places and objects in the Bug river area with some of the keys I have. The locations found were “marked” by screening on them multimedia projections with a negative images of particular keys. For a better visibility of the projection smoke was also used.