Warped Glimpses is a meditation on the fragility of memory and the transient nature of time. These images help me find peace between perception and reality.
In her ongoing photo series, Warped Glimpses, the Indonesian photographer captures fleeting moments through the distorting filters of glass, water, and vinyl. Taken between 2014 and the present, these analog images reflect a life of movement and travels to different countries. Though they appear surreal at a glance, each photo is a documentation of real-life scenes—an echo of her journey, where the everyday world is warped into something distant, intangible, and emotionally resonant.
The imperfections of the analog camera—grainy textures, soft focus, and warped light—add a sense of melancholy to the series. These distortions mirror how we experience life: never static, constantly shifting, and always incomplete. Whether it's a rippled cafe tent in Paris or a fractured reflection on a lake in Trakai, these images evoke a tension between the real and imagined, where the familiar becomes mysterious and time feels as though it's slipping away.
Even human figures are elusive, appearing as fragmented silhouettes or faces blurred behind glass. Each photo invites the viewer to reflect on how we perceive the world, filtered through memory and emotion. Through these distorted views, the photographer redefines reality, showing that what we see is shaped not by clear images but by the fluid, shifting nature of perception.
With each warped glimpse, the series asks us to consider: can we find beauty—not in clarity, but in the in-between, where reality and imagination blur?
This is an ongoing series.
All photos are taken by Dea Ardyanda.
2013-present.
All photos are taken by Dea Ardyanda.
2013-present.