TITLE: Cycles

"Cycles" represents a series of self-portraits emerged from a past depression, characterised by feelings of suppression, inhibition, anxiety and a sense of unbelongingness. In order to visualize all these emotions, I used my own body and created collages which allowed me to gain a new sense of identity. I incorporated the shape of the circle as a symbol of life's cyclicity, in an effort to understand the roots of my disease and acknowledge its temporality.

AUTHOR: Felicia Simion (Romania)

I am a 27-year-old visual artist and freelance photographer interested in Visual Anthropology and Storytelling, constantly looking for new ways to nurture self-expression. In 2016 I graduated from the Bucharest National University of Arts, Photography and Video department, and in 2018 I successfully completed an MA degree in Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology and Folklore at the University of Bucharest.
My artistic roots can be found during my childhood and adolescence, when I engaged with painting, music and writing. At the age of 13 I came across the works of Magnum photographers, which later became a representative moment in my evolution as a visual artist.
As a photographer, I tend to pursue a fine art approach to each genre I focus on at a specific time. I situate my work somewhere near the thin line between reality and fiction, easily floating from one side to another. In the last couple of years, I have withdrawn inspiration from Cultural Anthropology, exploring themes such as family, identity, dynamics of tradition or body.