Ghosted Mind
by Sofia Irimova
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The theme of “Noise & Murk”in my work “Ghosted Mind” shows the problem of an endless flow of information that overwhelms the mind: the ghosts represent unconscious thoughts that are always around, even if we don’t notice them, and the drowning girl shows withdrawing into herself and a feeling of isolation from the outside world. This is what I call “Ghosted Mind.”
Process
Little by little, I began to focus on my own feelings of being tired of the outside world — the constant noise around me, the overload of everything in today’s reality, and the wish to pull away from it.
At first, I tried using a swamp as a metaphor for something that drags you in, and headphones as a symbol of noise, but that felt too direct. So I kept developing the swamp idea, showing a girl in a quiet, almost numb state, disconnected from reality and sinking into herself and her own world.
Later, the ghosts appeared. They surround the girl like something that takes over. For me, this shows how even when you’re lost in your own thoughts, the outside world still reaches you and doesn’t let you go. I also added frames with digital symbols — a reference to the internet, where you constantly see advice, comments, reactions, news, stories, and an endless flow of information.
This is how I got to the final idea: the ghosts represent unconscious thoughts that you don’t notice but that are always around, and the drowning girl shows withdrawing into herself and a feeling of isolation from the outside world.
At first, I tried using a swamp as a metaphor for something that drags you in, and headphones as a symbol of noise, but that felt too direct. So I kept developing the swamp idea, showing a girl in a quiet, almost numb state, disconnected from reality and sinking into herself and her own world.
Later, the ghosts appeared. They surround the girl like something that takes over. For me, this shows how even when you’re lost in your own thoughts, the outside world still reaches you and doesn’t let you go. I also added frames with digital symbols — a reference to the internet, where you constantly see advice, comments, reactions, news, stories, and an endless flow of information.
This is how I got to the final idea: the ghosts represent unconscious thoughts that you don’t notice but that are always around, and the drowning girl shows withdrawing into herself and a feeling of isolation from the outside world.
When I thought about what “Noise” and “Murk” mean to me, I started having some clear associations: noise felt like background pressure, tiredness, oversaturation, something loud and overwhelming; and murk felt like a swamp — something unclear, heavy, and hard to get through.
Process
Little by little, I began to focus on my own feelings of being tired of the outside world — the constant noise around me, the overload of everything in today’s reality, and the wish to pull away from it.
At first, I tried using a swamp as a metaphor for something that drags you in, and headphones as a symbol of noise, but that felt too direct. So I kept developing the swamp idea, showing a girl in a quiet, almost numb state, disconnected from reality and sinking into herself and her own world.
At first, I tried using a swamp as a metaphor for something that drags you in, and headphones as a symbol of noise, but that felt too direct. So I kept developing the swamp idea, showing a girl in a quiet, almost numb state, disconnected from reality and sinking into herself and her own world.
Later, the ghosts appeared. They surround the girl like something that takes over. For me, this shows how even when you’re lost in your own thoughts, the outside world still reaches you and doesn’t let you go. I also added frames with digital symbols — a reference to the internet, where you constantly see advice, comments, reactions, news, stories, and an endless flow of information.
This is how I got to the final idea: the ghosts represent unconscious thoughts that you don’t notice but that are always around, and the drowning girl shows withdrawing into herself and a feeling of isolation from the outside world.
This is how I got to the final idea: the ghosts represent unconscious thoughts that you don’t notice but that are always around, and the drowning girl shows withdrawing into herself and a feeling of isolation from the outside world.
When I thought about what “Noise” and “Murk” mean to me, I started having some clear associations: noise felt like background pressure, tiredness, oversaturation, something loud and overwhelming; and murk felt like a swamp — something unclear, heavy, and hard to get through.
The theme of “Noise & Murk”in my work “Ghosted Mind” shows the problem of an endless flow of information that overwhelms the mind: the ghosts represent unconscious thoughts that are always around, even if we don’t notice them, and the drowning girl shows withdrawing into herself and a feeling of isolation from the outside world. This is what I call “Ghosted Mind.”
Find me on:
by Sofia Irimova
Ghosted Mind
