The idea of the project refers to the thesis put forward by Polish American philosopher Alfred Korzybski: „The map is not the territory.” Based on observations of the natural landscape, which is more often captured with smartphone-embedded cameras these days than directly experienced, I questioned the confidence in digitally created images. I explored how contemporary digital culture changes our perception of the natural landscape. Fascinated by current information technologies and their incredible potential to shape lifestyles, I attempted to answer how to authentically capture the rich duality of physical and virtual life we currently experience.

The project consists of a series of photographic prints and photographic objects, accompanied by a sound installation by Jacek Doroszenko. Photographs and photographic objects were created using texture screenshots from computer games, images from my personal archive and travel magazines, and views from Google Street View and other online sources, which, after being printed and cut out, were reassembled into images of landscapes.

The project is accompanied by video work in the form of an online guided meditation. → Imagine yourself on an island in the middle of the ocean