Faced with an event that divided my life into “before” and “after, ” I reflect on the phenomenon of grief.

As it happened, I was left alone in my grief.  I guess that’s normal. Experiencing loss often leads to isolation. I immerse myself in my grief and withdraw from society, feeling that no one understands or shares my pain.

The process of living with grief begins. I ask myself many questions about the meaning of life, my place in the world, and what lies ahead. The answers come, and each one is a step in the process, a separate chapter in my long journey.

Overcoming feelings of isolation is possible through recognizing one’s condition and accepting the new reality.

For a person experiencing a traumatic experience, it is important to have witnesses to his grief, to share it with someone. I share my grief with my camera.  Through photography I capture it, make it visible and thus live through it.  The camera becomes a silent witness to my grief, helping me to come out from the darkness and to look into the space of the future.

Many describe grief as a void left after the loss of something important. “The Loud Voice of Emptiness” is an attempt to comprehend the phenomenon of grief and to understand if it is possible to restore communication with the world, to learn to love and dream again.