Flying over a nest of nobles proposes a photographic foray into the territory of mental illness, a land whose
the inhabitants are touched by a terrible alienation, both towards the world, but also towards themselves. There are few who have the courage to
visit this country, with its imprecise and ever-changing borders, its gloomy and unintelligible language.
The stranger, the unknown, exerts both fascination and fear on the other. And with fear comes stigma,
discrimination, indifference. But these strangers live among us, we share the same space, on the street, in the bus, at
store. Governed by the laws of an implacable geometry, our planes constantly intersect, but our souls do not
they meet
Through the project Flying above a nest of nobles, which is part of the series of educational initiatives,
Ciprian Hord attempts to present an alternative to the standard narrative regarding people suffering from o
mental condition, people who are predominantly perceived from the perspective of otherness, being considered strangers,
unpredictable, even dangerous. This project proposes, through photography, a face-to-face meeting with the residents
The Psychiatric Hospital in Căpâlnaș, Arad county, people, who are in a permanent, dignified struggle with suffering. They
I come with generosity and enthusiasm to this meeting, I look into our eyes with confidence and say: let's get to know each other!