During the journey of life, we all felt at least once like the protagonist of Lonely Astronaut by Karen Jerzyk‘s project. After buying an authentic vintage space suit in 2017, the artist embarked on her journey around the world, taking pictures of women in suits.

Her subjects wander alone in deserted and evocative environments, sometimes they can find comfort reading a book or talking on the phone. These images, beyond their aesthetic beauty, represent the metaphor of the existential path of the human being, who after all, faces their own inner journey. One of the most poetic shots is the one in which the astronaut chases butterflies:

“I think at one time or another, we can all relate with The Lonely Astronaut, things in life can get bad, but there’s still no denying the beauty and wonder of the world, and we need to push on and keep exploring”.

Butterflies represent dreams and remind us that, despite everything, life can still surprise us. You can find out more about the artist’s work on her website, which you can find here.