T R A P P E D
Begin this year, in March, I started making a series about the lockdown. Everyone had to stay home because of Covid-19.
“Trapped” stands for being trapped in my house, but also in myself. The series is about my feelings, but also about my relationship with my boyfriend and my sister. I have a good relationship with my sister and it has become even stronger this lockdown. My boyfriend was also “stuck” at my house and I have also built a stronger relationship with him.
To support the images and my feelings I started making illustrations. The words in the illustrations represent my experience with the lockdown.
I was stuck with my family and my boyfriend, Stijn, in my parent's house. Since we were stuck with 6 people, two dogs, and a cat, I thought there was going to be a lot of chaos. Fortunately, this turned out very different. Not only did I recorded my feelings, but I also recorded the peace and quiet in and around my house.
Over mij
Hallo, ik ben Ayla! Een enthousiaste fotografe van 24 jaar. Mijn passie voor fotografie is begonnen in 2016 tijdens een workshop op school. Na het middelbaar ben ik fotografie gaan studeren aan Narafi in Brussel, waar ik in 2021 ben afgestudeerd.
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Na jarenlang fotograferen heb ik een eigen stijl ontwikkeld die me onderscheid van andere fotografen.
Mijn stijl wordt gekenmerkt door een levendige, spontane en analoge esthetiek. Ik maak gebruik van documentaire fotografie waarbij ik emoties vastleg en verhalen vertel.
Voornamelijk fotografeer ik met mijn Sony a7 iv en Canon Eos RP. Daarnaast maak ik vaak ook een aantal sfeerbeelden met mijn analoge camera.
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Group Exhibitions
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2023: "Out of Office" BREEDBEELD, Brugge, Belgium
2022: "Out of Office" BREEDBEELD, Doel, Belgium
2021: Graduation Exhibition, Gare Maritime, Brussels, Belgium
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