Humans are the only living beings who are aware of the finite nature of life. What does existing authentically mean in a world where transience is unavoidable? Can resigned acceptance be found in the idea of death? And if so, where can we find it?
Balázs Turós is seeking the answers by sensitively surveying the boundaries of life, the intersection of mortality and birth. His images ultimately remind us of what is incomprehensible, what we cannot grasp, yet still constitutes the basis of our understanding vis-à-vis existence.
The photo series juxtaposes the photographer’s grandmother struggling with dementia and his first-born child – two human beings who are at the most vulnerable phase of their existence: one is advancing towards letting life go and gradual disappearance, while the other exists in the uncertainty of unfolding life. Time is not linear in this story but circular and layered. First and last cannot be separated.
The images of Balázs Turós delicately call to mind the frailty of the human soul. The only solace can be found by experiencing the order of the world, even if it is fragile and transient. In this approach life is present as something temporary and transitional, an available span of time and space which we can experience and perceive.
