The Rooted Heart Began to Change
When his grandmother died and his father suffered a heart attack, Allan Salas left his home and travelled for a few months, trying to deal with his grief and feelings. Allan’s photographs become a poetic exploration, which he has now compiled into a photo book.
Text and Photography Allan Sallas
A month after the death of my grandmother, my father survived a heart attack. These painful events compelled me to flee the unbearable echoes within my home. During the following months, I wandered across the country to cope with the feelings of sorrow and existential dread. The eerie landscape I encountered became a reflection of my inner turmoil.
The silence conveyed in this universe is shattered by grief and melancholy. Its narrative unfolds as a lyrical examination of the fragility of existence. Through an atmosphere imbued with emotions, the photographs uncover the wounds inflicted by time.
Faced with mortality, the imagery of land and death develops into a poem. Between the body and the self, nature and nothingness, eternity and the ephemeral, The Rooted Heart Began to Change functions as an open diary. It illustrates an inward exploration of the spirit seeking to understand human anguish in the face of the unknown.
“A month after the death of my grandmother, my father survived a heart attack. These painful events compelled me to flee the unbearable echoes within my home.”
The Rooted Heart Began To Change
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72 Pages / 17x24 cm
1000 copies / Hard cover
The first 100 pre-orders receive a free postcard print 10x15cm
About Name
Allan Salas M (b. 1993) is a photographer born and based in San José, Costa Rica.
His work is a poetic exploration that revolves around introspection and self-analysis through the themes of mortality, the passage of time, and the relationship between nature and the self.
To see more of his work, visit his website or follow him on Instagram
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