Mythoscape presents a visual exploration of transformation and self-discovery through nature. Each photograph serves as a threshold where inner and outer worlds converge, making transformation possible. The book reflects on the connection between humanity and the land, drawing from Persian poetry's metaphorical language and Jungian psychology. Images depict intimate relationships with nature, addressing themes of belonging, exile, and spiritual pilgrimage. An environmental crisis backdrop prompts a renewed connection to Earth and the enduring ancient narratives that shape human experience.
Gandjei says: Mythoscape explores the intimate relationship between humanity and nature, abstraction and meaning, light and insight. These liminal moments draw on the metaphorical language of Persian poetry, where nature mirrors emotional and spiritual states, and on Jungian psychology, particularly Nigredo: a descent into darkness as a path toward transformation.
A body entangled with roots illustrates the intimate, inseparable relationship between humanity and the land. Here, the human form becomes both vessel and landscape, embodying the mythic concept that we are shaped by the Earth even as we shape it.
The lone tree and human under a vast sky evoke a sense of isolation and quest. The stark landscape acts as both setting and symbol for spiritual pilgrimage - a journey through wilderness toward insight.
In the current era of environmental crisis and spiritual disconnection, the book suggests a quiet return to our relationship with Earth, and to the ancient stories still alive in the land around us.
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