Schlottmann Dirk

Tecnica: Photomontage

Anno: 2022

Dimensione: 35 x50

Descrizione: Asynchronization describes a state in which lived experience and reality no longer appear congruent. What one perceives or undergoes often unfolds with a delay—like an afterglow of experience, particularly following crises. Reality does not manifest immediately but remains displaced, fragmented, and at times only partially accessible. This condition generates a sense of estrangement within one’s own world. The familiar appears distant, while inner processes can no longer be clearly assigned to external reality. Within this shift, fundamental questions of identity emerge: Who am I in a reality that no longer feels synchronous? Where does the boundary lie between inner experience and the external world?
The decision not to provide explicit descriptions of the images is intentional. Each viewer is invited to engage with the works on a personal and immediate level, allowing individual perception and experience to take precedence over interpretation.
The images are conceived as multilayered spaces of meaning that unfold differently for each observer. Rather than guiding the viewer through fixed narratives or verbal explanations, the work emphasizes openness and ambiguity. In this context, the visual language is given priority over the word. The image itself is understood as the primary carrier of meaning—one that operates beyond language and invites a direct, intuitive response.