Ioustini Drakoulakou

Studies on Transformation explores the stages of processing significant life experiences. Inspired by my personal experience of losing my father suddenly at the age of 18 and by using the metaphor of “birth,” “life,” & “death,” the project delves into how our perceptions of events evolve over time.

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I chose to represent these stages through the life cycle of flowers, capturing them in three phases: fresh, mature and decayed. This symbolizes how an experience can shift from negative to positive, or vice versa, as we reflect on it.

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In post-production, I utilised CMYK colour processing, with cyan, magenta, and yellow representing different perspectives rather than fixed stages. Each decaying flower might be depicted in holding a more cyan, yellow, or magenta colour, reflecting how our understanding of an experience can change over time and be seen in different “colours.” This approach connects the project’s theme to the process of photography itself, where these colours are fundamental to creating prints.