Orpheus, the Journey Forward and Backward is a modern interpretation of the myth of Orpheus, a subtle psychological narrative in which fragments of the current time and space familiar to us interweave with the plots of the art history of the 20th century, the relationship between a young man and an older woman interlace with a fearful foreboding of war, a craving for a sin – with repentance, and the reality – with memories and fantasies.

A young couple is having breakfast in a recently rented flat. He is listening to the reports about political disturbances on the radio; she rises to her feet slowly, goes across the kitchen and carefully places a cup of coffee on the edge of the sink. The sound of a cup touching the metal sink as if awakens him. Suddenly he realises he can no longer stand the proximity of his beloved.