Unlike Orientalists and many traveling artists of the past, or contemporary art activists, my work does not emphasize the ethnic identity or political affiliation of my subjects. Instead, I focus on capturing the everyday moments and impressions that reflect the fleeting transition from childhood to adulthood, spontaneity to responsibility, happiness to knowledge, and so on.

The material is based on almost 20 years of photo-documenting research in the region.
The theme of the series is a fantasy, questioning how perception is manipulated when an object is placed in or out of a certain context.