TRANSVERSE
TRANSVERSE is a collaborative project developed with cinematographer Boromir Bogumil that explores notions of identity, belonging, and displacement through the presence of abandoned objects in the urban landscape of Berlin. Rooted in our shared experience of living between countries, languages, and cultures, the project investigates what it means to exist in an in-between state—between places, memories, and identities.
Combining photography and cinematography, TRANSVERSE begins with the mapping and documentation of overlooked objects scattered throughout the city. These everyday items, often rendered invisible through familiarity, are isolated, catalogued, and transformed through experimental processes that merge still and moving images. By extracting objects from their original context and subjecting them to temporal distortions, the project reveals traces of movement, absence, and change that are otherwise imperceptible.
Through this dialogue between visible and invisible realities, TRANSVERSE reflects on migration, memory, and the search for belonging in contemporary urban environments. The project draws parallels between these “ghost objects” and the experience of individuals navigating multiple cultural identities, proposing a poetic exploration of existence between worlds, where presence is constantly negotiated and transformed.
Combining photography and cinematography, TRANSVERSE begins with the mapping and documentation of overlooked objects scattered throughout the city. These everyday items, often rendered invisible through familiarity, are isolated, catalogued, and transformed through experimental processes that merge still and moving images. By extracting objects from their original context and subjecting them to temporal distortions, the project reveals traces of movement, absence, and change that are otherwise imperceptible.
Through this dialogue between visible and invisible realities, TRANSVERSE reflects on migration, memory, and the search for belonging in contemporary urban environments. The project draws parallels between these “ghost objects” and the experience of individuals navigating multiple cultural identities, proposing a poetic exploration of existence between worlds, where presence is constantly negotiated and transformed.

