Christmas Story. A heart in in the dark

Artist: Mikel Lor Title: A Christmas Carol. A heart in the darkness Technique: Photography and digital collage Size: 50 x 40 cm Price: 250 € + VAT With my collages I try to explore the depths of my mind and bring to the surface, sometimes unconsciously and sometimes fully consciously, my imagination and experiences. I find fascinating what most people try to avoid looking at head on, showing that in our own darkness we can find unusual beauty. I seek this hidden beauty behind the macabre, the grotesque, the bizarre or the sinister, trying to challenge what is conventionally understood as beautiful. My intention is to generate a first impression of rejection towards the image, a visual shock, discomfort, but after this first approach to show a different perspective of beauty and reveal that in the unpleasant, in the disturbing, in the taboos, and ultimately in everything dark, there is another way of observing the world that is truly beautiful.