Aloha Bauwens: "Paralysis of reality" (2023)

The Artwork explores the disconnection between body and mind in situations of great emotional intensity. Starting from an inversion of sleep paralysis, it presents a state in which the body continues to react and move within a situation, while the mind seems incapable of fully processing what is happening at that moment. The composition places two figures embracing in the foreground, their presence drawing attention and representing a moment of particular emotional intensity. Around them, a festive atmosphere is created by figures and light sources that remain in the background, with less defined forms and a more blurred appearance. This difference in visual treatment reflects the experience of memory itself: while the embrace remains sharp and fixed in the memory, everything else happening around it loses definition and relevance. The palette, limited to turquoise and aqua blue tones with small yellow contrasts, reinforces the atmosphere of the scene. The Artwork reflects on how certain moments can acquire such intensity that they seem to stop time and isolate our perception from the rest of reality, leaving a fragmented experience between what we live, what we feel, and what we actually come to process.

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