Tangled in Red

Photographer

Boris Benko

Category

Fine Art Photography - Photomanipulation

Company

Boris Benko - independent artist

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2025

Country / Region

Croatia (Hrvatska)

Tangled in Red explores the fragile tension between control and self-imposed confinement. The synthetic figure, suspended in an undefined space, appears weightless yet bound—her form dictated by the thin red ropes stretching in multiple directions. With no visible puppeteer, she becomes both the marionette and the unseen force pulling the strings. The stark contrast between pale tones and the bold red lines evokes themes of psychological entrapment, self-limitation, and the struggle between inner autonomy and external constraints. Set against a dark, textured backdrop, the image blurs the boundary between reality and introspection, questioning whether the strings that hold us back are woven by the world or by our own minds.

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