Translate Landscapes “Dam Nation” Julia Soler

THE IMAGES This two pictures are from the series “dam nation”. It is an on-going project where I try to translate landscapes that I see in my dreams when I’m sleeping into real places. I usually find myself in unknown vast landscapes and I’m usually the only human/animal being around. Water, trees and paths are always very present in my dreams with this certain feeling of mistery, meditation and solitude. Both pictures where taken in Canada. The first one is at Lake Huron. I had never seen such a big lake before. Being born in the Mediterranen sea, this was very impressive, because the lake was so vast, it seemed like an ocean to me and I felt scared. The second one was taken also in Canada, in a forest near the lake. The series are called “dam nation” as a play on words, coming from “Damn” and “Nation”. This planet we are all living in ( this nation ) that is condemned to end someday (Damn), because we haven’t been capable to find a good way of comunication with nature and as an extension, with ourselves.