Memories are sliced,
cracked, hollow
As soon as outlines of clarity emerge,
they begin to melt, dissapear
they become transparent
and blend with air



"Retreat II" is a durational performance inside a smoke-filled inflatable sphere. It refers to the social condition of the body separated from the surrounding world by a hardly recognisable surface concentrating mist. A delicate game with transparency, depriving the audience from clarity and detail of vision, uses fog as a symbol representing confusion, enigma and uncertainty and embodies the essence of 'brain fog,' a term that captures the psychological labyrinth characterized by cognitive turbulence and ambiguity.

In the sphere, a meditative ritual takes place, a visual manifestation of inhaling air and exhaling stress and negativity in the form of thick smoke. This act otherwise symbolizes the release of burdens and obstacles and the discovery of a clearer path towards our desires and aspirations. In this case, the artist "exhales" the smoke and remains enveloped in a thick fog, remaining in confusion instead of finding clarity.