Kavan Cardoza – Known in the photography and art world as Kavan the Kid, he is a conceptual photographer specializing in Dark Surrealism. Kavan uses his photography as an outlet for exploring his emotions, his own personal experiences, and overall outlook on humanity. The majority of his works are self-portraits that deal with the internal struggle against one’s self and the feeling of emptiness that can be brought on by depression. Kavan takes the real and raw emotions that one encounters when dealing with depression and puts a dark, surrealist twist on them. Photography has always been Kavan’s therapy. His escape.

The “Stay Inside & Don’t Let the Dreams Out” series is a surreal perspective on the struggle of dealing with depression, internal disarray and modern societal culture. Each piece different in its subject matter but the same in its theme; a bleak outlook on the mind and the future of personal communication and connection.