The SoA
"The SoA" series (open)
The series is dedicated to my research on Addiction and is called "The Story of Addiction". While some people associate addiction with solely substance abuse, there are other types of addiction that people rarely think of or consider harmful. I would like to talk about all of them. This topic seems to be not so much part of the art world nowadays (or I just may be unaware of it) and very often it even seems taboo. But it is no longer invisible. And even though some types of addiction have never been part of my experience (like substance abuse), I have to admit that addiction affects us all. And we have to acknowledge it and talk about it.
Medical News Today: "There is substance addiction and non-substance addiction. Some examples of non-substance addiction include:
- gambling
- food
- Internet
- gaming
- cell phone
- sex
- love"
Unfortunately, most people today have one or the other type of addiction, and all of them lead to harmful consequences (including domestic violence).
Winter'24 | KD: Be Kind chapter
This is the first chapter of the series, where I tell one story of addiction, try to share my reflections on this topic, and also ask myself and the viewer to be kinder towards people in need. We need to acknowledge and overcome our negative attitudes. The story appeared under the influence of a documentary about Kensington, Philadelphia, and was called "Kensington Diaries: Be Kind".
Summer'24 | Spells and Sparks chapter
This is the second chapter of the series. It is devoted to love as addiction, to the emotions that people experience when in love (or when they believe that they are in love).