Echoes of Absence

Disasters don’t just exist in the past—they live in the memories, the bodies, and the emotions of those who have endured them. Yet as time moves forward, those who have not experienced such pain grow distant from it. This installation is not about spectacle; it is about listening, about stepping closer to the weight of lived tragedy and understanding its lasting impact.

When viewers engage with the work, they enter a space of shared memory. By inputting a disaster—whether personal or historical—they bring forth the voices of those who have felt its devastation. The screen responds with their emotions, their testimonies. At the same time, the installation reacts—the lights awaken, pulsing like echoes of pain, reminders that these experiences are not just stories, but realities that shape lives.

This work is about connection. It is about standing in the presence of loss, not as an outsider, but as someone willing to feel, to acknowledge, to remember. In a world that moves quickly past suffering, it asks: How can we hold space for pain that is not our own? And in doing so, how can we make sure that understanding, rather than forgetting, shapes our future?