In Eye Contact, intimate engagements with the eye become a lens through which to examine the boundaries between connection and exposure. The series explores this most sensitive organ as both physical site and symbolic threshold, revealing how moments of ocular contact shape the delicate choreography between trust and vulnerability.
The eye operates within multiple registers of meaning – as a biological gateway, a marker of identity, and a channel for wordless communication. Through physical proximity and symbolic resonance, these encounters map territories where personal boundaries blur and reform. Each interaction creates a charged space where power dynamics shift between subject and viewer, between seeing and being seen.
Beyond documenting fleeting moments of contact, the work examines how these encounters mirror broader patterns of human connection. The eye, as both window and shield, creates a paradoxical intimacy – one that can bridge or barricade, reveal or conceal. Through these layered engagements, Eye Contact illuminates the complex interplay between vulnerability and agency that shapes our understanding of both vision and visibility in shared social space.
