Barry Falk
Barry Falk explores a range of subjects related to the psychological sense of self. His work often seeks to capture a certain state of mind, akin to Freud’s notion of the unheimliche: something familiar which has become alienated through the process of repression. He has documented places that have undergone collective trauma and loss, focussing on Eastern Europe to consider his own personal identity and to explore how certain locations hold a sense of collective loss related to atrocity. He has also documented key science research centres, asking the questions of what it means to be conscious, sentient and human.
MAP6 Projects
WALES: The Landscape Project – The Dark Sublime
Finland: The Happiness Project – The Happiest Place on Earth
The Isolation Project – The Isolation Project
The Lithuanian Project – A system of absurdity
The Milton Keynes Project – Lost & Found in Milton Keynes
The Home Project – Peripheral Homes