Searching for Wonderland
In music, aftertouch is a pressure-sensitive effect that occurs after a key is pressed—an extra layer of control that subtly alters the sound. It’s not visible; it’s felt. In human contact, it can suggest a gesture that almost happened, or a ghost of intimacy. The couple in this piece are caught in exactly that kind of suspended closeness. They embrace in an elevator, a space often associated with fleeting privacy, yet they remain absorbed in their devices. The atmosphere is sterile and cold, amplifying the emotional ambiguity between closeness and detachment.
Aftertouch reflects on the pain of being held but not seen. It contemplates relationships in the age of digital attention spans, where intimacy becomes a hollow echo of true emotional presence.
Created with Mid-journey and Dall-E
Aftertouch reflects on the pain of being held but not seen. It contemplates relationships in the age of digital attention spans, where intimacy becomes a hollow echo of true emotional presence.
Created with Mid-journey and Dall-E
