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Portals - Door Ajar, Marseille (France), 2016

Doors, windows and openings that we pass through have fascinated me all my life. I'm always curious to find out what's on the other side. They can be interpreted as change, opportunity, barriers or prisons. Neuroscientists have found that passing from one room into another can trigger the 'doorway effect' where you forget why you went into a room. Doorways can also be less literal. They can represent a new day, a new chapter, or the ultimate doorway: death and what lies beyond. This door represents that particularly for me. The sliver of darkness beyond contrasting the light stone surrounding, and the slight opening of the door reminding us that life may be more fleeting than we think.

Doors, windows and openings that we pass through have fascinated me all my life. I'm always curious to find out what's on the other side. They can be interpreted as change, opportunity, barriers or prisons. Neuroscientists have found that passing from one room into another can trigger the 'doorway effect' where you forget why you went into a room. Doorways can also be less literal. They can represent a new day, a new chapter, or the ultimate doorway: death and what lies beyond. This door represents that particularly for me. The sliver of darkness beyond contrasting the light stone surrounding, and the slight opening of the door reminding us that life may be more fleeting than we think.
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