Dislocated Presences

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  David Masoko, Netherlands
• Studio
  David Masoko
• Website
  https://www.davidmasoko.com/

Dislocated Presences explores fleeting human encounters within fragmented urban anonymity. Each diptych isolates subtle moments — a gesture, silhouette, or glance —detached from their context, combining to evoke silent dialogues or visual echoes. Muted tones and restrained gestures emphasize emotional dislocation rather than beauty. The city becomes a silent stage that frames the fleeting presence and loneliness of everyday street life, inviting viewers to reconsider the silent complexity hidden within everyday urban encounters.

David Masoko is a Dutch visual artist. His work explores presence, absence, and the quiet intensity of everyday life in urban environments. Rooted in an interest in memory, displacement, and anonymity, his projects often take the form of poetic visual archives or observational diptychs. He works under a pseudonym to emphasize the invisibility of the author and to invite open interpretation.