What Does It Mean to Be Lost in Time and Space?

In my digital collage "Spaces and Faces: Lost in Time," I set out to explore the quiet, often disorienting space between identity and environment. Where do we end and the places we've lived begin? Who are we when time bends and memory distorts?

This piece is a meditation on the fragmented self—a visual poem built from layered textures, fractured portraits, and surreal architecture. As I pieced together this collage, I imagined faces caught in transit—not just across physical landscapes, but across emotional and temporal ones.

The Process Behind the Layers

I began with old architectural images, distorting and blending them to create a sense of dreamlike dislocation. The fragmented faces came next—some pulled from vintage portraits, others sketched and scanned, then digitally altered. Each texture was chosen deliberately: aged surfaces, crumbling walls, misty overlays. They speak to time, erosion, and the persistence of memory.

Suspended Between Past and Future

“Spaces and Faces” lives in that liminal zone. It's neither past nor present, neither one person nor another. It invites the viewer to sit in the in-between—where identity is not fixed, and the world around us feels both strangely familiar and completely alien.

This work isn’t about finding answers—it’s about holding the questions. Who are we when our surroundings shift? What parts of ourselves are anchored in place, and which drift with time?

Where You Can See (and Wear) It

You can find "Spaces and Faces: Lost in Time" available as prints, stickers, apparel, and more in my TeePublic shop. I hope it speaks to others who feel drawn to the mysterious, the nostalgic, and the beautifully unresolved.