In den Tiefen der Gründe [In the Depths of Reason]

„In den Tiefen der Gründe“ (In the Depths of Reason) is a photographic series by Carina Linge exploring the fragile boundary between consciousness, dreams, and emotional reality.

Each night a stream of images, thoughts, and emotions passes through us. We wake confused, fearful, excited, or longing. The seemingly absurd fragments of dreams challenge our belief in ourselves as rational and self-controlled beings — reminding us that we spend a third of our lives in a state close to illusion. Through carefully placed references to art history, Linge uses familiar visual languages as a key to explore the emotional constitution and vulnerability of contemporary humans. The visible world expands into the realm of imagination, and movement becomes an expression of feeling itself.

The series invites viewers into a liminal space between reality and fiction — a shifting borderland where memories, associations, and emotions unfold. This ambiguous space can function both as a mirror of reality and as a place of escape.