I Sit and I Go

Ariali's photographs unfold as a modern iteration of the timeless 'Hero's journey,' a narrative archetype recurring from ancient epics like the Odyssey and Gilgamesh up to Peer Gynt and Luke Skywalker. While the traditional 'Hero's journey' often connotes grandiosity and monumentalism, Ariali's odyssey through lands and seas takes on a more introspective and fleeting quality, characterized by low exposure, delicate lines, and blurred forms.
The evolution from an active hero to a contemplative observer fosters a fluid sense of timeflow, inviting us to participate in this transformative passage through landscapes both physical and metaphorical.