Barricade made of sandbags and painted barrels blocking a narrow street, with plants and a bench in front, in an urban setting.

Three women smiling outdoors with a terminal building in the background.

Narrow alleyway between two old buildings with peeling paint, featuring scattered plants, a bicycle, plastic chairs, and a small table. Overhead wires and a palm tree in the background add to the rustic setting.

Four people standing closely together outdoors, three women and one man, in a black and white photo.

Hand-drawn map featuring roads, shops, bank, coffee shops, offices, and landmarks such as "St. Mamas" and "Market of Morphou." Directions marked include "To the Center" and "To Lefka."

Black and white photo of a young girl in a dress holding a doll, standing in a sunlit yard with shadows cast by leaves.

Handwritten letter discussing photography, mentioning locations like Nicosia and Morphou, and a shop owner named Stelios. The letter describes taking photos discreetly and offers small presents. Includes a postscript about people knowing a story from

Interior of a mosque with arches, chandeliers, and patterned red carpet.

Hand-drawn neighborhood map with locations labeled, including 'My House,' 'My Shop,' 'St. Mamas,' and 'Coffee Shops.' Features streets and directional arrows.

Ancient stone ruins with arches in a desert landscape

FRAGMENTS OF LAND

September 2017 - May 2018

Exhibited in the London College of Communication as a project for a Final Major Project for BA (Hons) Photography.

'Fragments of Land' looks at the aftermath of the Cypriot conflict between the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot communities and the events following the 1974 Turkish invasion of the island, which ended up in the Turkish-Cypriot occupation of the island’s northern part. An established dialogue between documentary photographs presenting the bordered state of the republic of Cyprus alongside archival photographs of familial pre-invasion experiences look at the impact that cultural segregation has had upon displaced families. A visual investigation is undertaken by using these images in a visual narrative which explores the influence of instigated animosities and how those have, after forty years at the time, impacted the preservation of memory in a traumatised, bi-communal cohabitation within a divided landscape.