Intense feelings that derive from unfulfilled desires, become clarity and acceptance through the image. The image is in turn a catalyst for the catharsis that takes place, giving voice to the subconscious. The series “The Inevitable Anguish of Desire” is an ongoing project that started in October 2022 as a healing process to overcome overwhelming emotions that have been affecting the artist’s mental health. In facing these intense thoughts daily, she creates a visual diary, capturing images that correspond to the momentary emotion. In this way, the artist faces her current situation, accepts it, and transforms it. There is experimentation in a variety of mediums such as digital and analog cameras, computers and even the use of phones. Some of the creations are instant snapshots and others are staged ideas born from the early stage of REM sleep. Healing and self-awareness is a complex and painful journey, but ultimately a fulfilling one. Eventually, the fire of pain becomes the light of consciousness.
Bio: Maria Denise Dessimoz is a Berlin-based artist who was born in Athens in 1995. She has a BA in photography from the UE Faculty of Art and Design in Berlin and a background in environmental engineering. Through photography and mixed media techniques, she explores the subconscious and inner truths using metaphors and symbolisms. Her intense emotional reality has a tremendous effect on her everyday life and plays a motivational role in the creation of images. She has exhibited internationally both in group and solo exhibitions, in Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Russia. She was also featured online by Fotografiska in Berlin 2023.
