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I’m sharing my experience with thalassophobia, an irrational fear of the sea. As a child, I loved the ocean, thanks to Disney's *The Little Mermaid*, and spent summers at the beach. But everything changed when I stumbled upon the shark movie *Deep Blue Sea*. That scene with the shark’s open mouth terrified me. Then, a video game featuring a creature called the "Portuguese shark" made things worse. From that point on, I avoided anything related to the ocean for years. It’s funny because before all this, I even had a pet fish named López, who sadly died from overfeeding. Over time, my fear shifted towards the deep sea and the creatures living there. One example is the anglerfish, with its built-in lantern. It’s ingenious but terrifying at the same time—like an evolutionary mistake. A few days ago, I decided to face my fear and went back to the beach. I even went into the sea, submerged myself, and waited before coming up for air, just to see if I could do it. I like testing myself like that sometimes. I won’t be going scuba diving anytime soon, but this small step made me feel stronger. It showed me that I can choose when to confront my fears and even enjoy the ocean again. For me, there’s nothing more empowering than that.
2024
Black & White on Paper
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16.5 W x 24.8 H x 0.1 D in
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Lídia Vives (born 1991 in Spain) is a photographer and visual artist based in Barcelona. Her work has been published in magazines such as Esquire and Vogue Italy, and exhibited in numerous galleries, fairs, and museums around the world, including the Louvre in Paris and the Saatchi Gallery in London. Since her first exhibition in 2013, Lídia has traveled the world presenting her work, and has received various international awards, including gold medals in the Trierenberg Super Circuit in 2018, the Fine Art Photographer of the Year award at the Monochrome Awards in 2021, and the Professional Photographer of the Year 2021 at the MUSE Photography Awards. Adding to her diverse artistic journey, she also gave a TEDxTalk titled "The Art of New Generations," delving into the distinctions between artists and artificial intelligence. In this talk, she shared her unique perspectives on creativity, emotional connection, and human uniqueness in the art world. In addition to her work as an advertising and fashion photographer, Lídia sells her art to collectors, decorators, and architects. Inspired by Italian Renaissance and Baroque artists as well as her contemporaries, Lídia’s work is characterized by her use of color and a pictorial environment to explore current issues. In her personal projects, she occasionally incorporates self-portraits. Her photographs are also known for containing hidden Easter eggs, inviting viewers to explore her work more deeply and discover all of its secrets.
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