since 2017
European
photography
platform
Welcome to the European photography platform here you can explore a network of photographers, members of the platform and read more about us.
Artist Projects
What happens if we lose our senses? In times of multispecies extinction and devastating effects caused by climate change, environmental anxiety is a rising problem affecting societies. Solastalgia, a relatively new name describing an emotional distress caused by the loss of ecosystems, is characterised by a perspective of a fading world, a lived experience of the loss of the present. Described as an earth-related state, it reflects the zeitgeist of our time. A perspective of a fading world and a state of fading-away is close to sensory deprivation. Absence of senses, one of the biggest human fears, can lead to intra-mental perception, echolocation and memory flashbacks. Fading Senses is a research project and a photographic essay where Ligia Popławska examines how Solastalgia affects our mental, emotional and physical health and research the implications of the absence of senses on brain mechanisms. Drawing on her own experience of temporarily losing one of her senses, she applies deprivation to her visual language. Turning her research into a speculative narration, she creates a mental image of an ungraspable sensation to underline human disconnection from the natural habitat.
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futures activities
FUTURES is a European Photography Platform that brings together the global photography community to support and nurture the professional development of emerging artists worldwide.
FUTURES curates exhibitions and programs, including talks, through our extensive network of top European curators and artists.
The FUTURES Residency Program provides selected emerging photographers with the time, space, and resources to develop new work, with a strong focus on the artistic process and research.
FUTURES annual publications feature in-depth articles, interviews and conversations with key players from the global community. Released alongside the annual exhibition, the publication showcases work by FUTURES artists alongside commissioned essays on some of the most compelling issues in contemporary photography.