and photographer, creating a visual representation of
the human experience.
In his series, Aleph, the subject’s physicality
ranges from absolute despair, turmoil and loneliness,
to gentle longing and serenity. “Aleph captures the
moment in time when all the emotions collapse—
where there exists everything and nothing,” says
Pollini, whose series of versatile expressions incite
the variations of apathy and sensitivity that humans
are prone to experience—at times, simultaneously.
Aligning mathematics in his artistic process
once more, the name of Pollini’s series alludes to
the mathematical term, ‘aleph’. Aleph numbers
are sequential numbers that represent the abstract
concept of infinite sets, allowing infinite sets to be
understood, categorized and organized. Much like
the Chaos Theory, which claims that patterns and
recognizable consistencies can be found even in the
random and chaotic, the use of the term ‘aleph’ as
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