Entangled
But everything that touches you and me
Welds us as played strings sound one melody.
Love song, Rilke 1
But everything that touches you and me
Welds us as played strings sound one melody.
Love song, Rilke 1
The phenomenon of quantum entanglement is one of the enduring mysteries of modern physics.2 Entangled photons3 remain connected across any distance, sharing information instantaneously—faster than the speed of light, in a way that defies classical understanding.4
There is something deeply transcendental5 in this inexplicable connection. Perhaps it speaks to a more profound web of interdependence that exists not only in the fabric of the universe, but also within ourselves.
This idea inspired my photography project Entangled, where I explored connection—both visible and invisible—through light, or more precisely, through photons. Photography, literally “drawing with light,” felt like the most natural medium for this concept. I used in-camera multiple exposures, with no digital post-processing. Some images required up to five exposures and many takes to achieve the desired harmony.
The series Entangled was created during the pandemic, in November 2020. At a time of social distancing, the need for emotional and mental connection became even more palpable. This reality gave further meaning and urgency to the project.
Entangled later evolved into a new anti-war series, Where Have All the Flowers Gone?—a project that continues to explore themes of interconnectedness, but now through the lens of historical and geopolitical entanglements between nations. This new body of work reflects on the cycles of conflict and the enduring complexity of human relationships across generations.
1 Love song (1918) by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Jessie Lemont (1918)
2 More about Quantum Entanglement
3 More about Photons
4 More about Quantum Teleportation
5 More about Immanuel Kant’s Transcendental Logic
Edition of 10 plus 2 artist’s proofs (including all formats).
Each fine art print is numbered, signed, and delivered with a Hahnemühle certificate of authenticity. Formats and frames on request.
©Eva Vasilyeva 2020