Idea

As an exchange student who just arrived in Germany, I initially planned to use this project to photograph people and daily life in the city to capture emotions, human interactions, and the atmosphere of urban spaces. I wanted to preserve the feelings and cultural contrasts I experienced during my time abroad. However, being in a new environment, unfamiliar with the language and surroundings, made it difficult to approach people or capture the street scenes I had imagined.

However, I shifted my focus and began exploring the area around my neighborhood. I discovered a peaceful park nearby, and the atmosphere there calm and full of soft light, inspired me in a new way. I decided to document the place itself, photographing the landscape, the changing light, and how it made me feel. Using both a digital and a pinhole camera, I tried to express a sense of quiet observation and emotional reflection. While the work may not feature people, it still tells a story „my story“

Time Capsule

My time capsule is a personal exploration of how we remember places, not just through precise images but through the emotions they leave behind. As an exchange student living temporarily in a foreign country, I find myself drawn to the strange feeling of familiarity that can appear in places I’ve never seen before, as if memory and imagination are quietly merging. The nearby garden I often walk through has become more than just a place, it’s a space where memory and reality blur together. 

Each photograph, whether taken with the clarity of a digital camera or the softness of a pinhole lens, isn’t meant to be compared but contemplated. This project doesn’t ask which method is better. instead, it opens up a quiet space for reflection. It invites the viewer to ask. What am I really seeing? And how does it make me feel? By working with both old and new technologies, I’m not just recording what I see I’m trying to express what the moment feels like.

And what about you? 

How does it make you feel?

Exhibition