At the same time, the conceptual basis of the series also draws from the principles of magical realism, an artistic and literary style that emerged in the 1920s, aiming to depict ordinary everyday reality while incorporating fantastic, mystical, or supernatural elements. In this spirit, the imagery does not seek to copy reality but to create a new system of relationships between light, form, and sensation—a system that goes beyond immediate logic and opens a space that is both visual and conceptual.

Crossing Monty is, in many ways, a personal journey – a search for points of intersection between old and new, the ordinary and the unique, tangible reality and inner imagination. It aims to shift attention from routine, to draw focus to small, fleeting details, and to show how an apparently “ordinary” urban landscape can, through an artistic lens, become a vibrant space full of vitality and meaning.

In this perspective, the viewer is invited to enter into a dialogue with the space – to revive the streets, buildings, and shadows; to feel the silence between steps; and to rediscover the urban environment as a space of magic, memory, detachment, and connection.