This photo project is a journey into the depths of a child's imagination that still lives within me. It is dedicated to everyone who longs to reconnect with their inner child.
My inner child saw Socotra island, Yemen, in her own way: as a world where fairy-tale creatures and nightmarish visions come to life, where bizarre plants appear as sorcerers and fairies, and where every landscape can become a portal to another reality. Others may perceive this space differently, but for me, Socotra became a place where reality dissolved into dreams. Yemen is a country rarely associated with fairy tales, yet the absence of civilization and the island’s isolation created the illusion of another world for me.
Like Alice, I fell into my own Wonderland—this project is my attempt to capture that experience.
The project follows a "chain" composition principle, where each subsequent frame is connected to the previous one through details—either literal or metaphorical. These subtle links invite the viewer to trace their own path through the images, discovering hidden connections and creating their own fairy tale about Socotra.
My inner child saw Socotra island, Yemen, in her own way: as a world where fairy-tale creatures and nightmarish visions come to life, where bizarre plants appear as sorcerers and fairies, and where every landscape can become a portal to another reality. Others may perceive this space differently, but for me, Socotra became a place where reality dissolved into dreams. Yemen is a country rarely associated with fairy tales, yet the absence of civilization and the island’s isolation created the illusion of another world for me.
Like Alice, I fell into my own Wonderland—this project is my attempt to capture that experience.
The project follows a "chain" composition principle, where each subsequent frame is connected to the previous one through details—either literal or metaphorical. These subtle links invite the viewer to trace their own path through the images, discovering hidden connections and creating their own fairy tale about Socotra.
