The project originates from an indelible childhood memory: learning the seven times table from my father at the age of seven. What has remained is not the information itself, but the emotion attached to it. This reflects the nature of implicit memory a non-declarative form of memory that operates beyond conscious awareness, preserving deep emotional and sensory traces. The amygdala, a key structure involved in emotional memory, becomes active long before the hippocampus and encodes early experiences, including traumatic ones, shaping personality, behavior, and patterns of relating to others throughout life. Art becomes a means of making visible what has remained hidden. Through self-portraiture, unconscious emotions are given form and presence, creating a bridge between emotional memory and identity and allowing for a more coherent sense of self. Neuroscientific research suggests that an overactive amygdala, commonly associated with Borderline Personality Disorder, may contribute to hypervigilance, emotional instability, impulsivity, and distorted perceptions of oneself and others. These dynamics can manifest through self-harming behaviors, fear of abandonment, identity instability, and difficulties in interpersonal relationships. 7×7=49 unfolds at the intersection of autobiography, neuroscience, and artistic practice, investigating the relationship between emotion, perception, and memory. The photographs move between clarity and confusion, pain and the search for meaning, evoking an inner landscape that is fragmented yet attentive. Positioned between documentation and interpretation, photography becomes both a tool for self-exploration and an act of care a space where neuroscience and the dreamlike dimension can enter into dialogue. Implicit memory, or non-declarative memory, is a form of memory that lies beyond conscious awareness. Although we cannot deliberately access or verbalize it, it profoundly shapes the way we perceive, feel, and act. The amygdala, which plays a central role in emotional memory, stores these experiences and influences our emotional responses. Emotion and memory are therefore deeply intertwined: the spontaneous tears provoked by a painting, for example, reveal how art can reach the deepest layers of memory beyond rational thought. Art thus becomes a vehicle for intimate experience, capable of activating unconscious memories and triggering emotional revelations. Within this framework, the self-portraits in 7×7=49 are not merely images but tools for bringing fragmented and hidden aspects of the self to the surface, giving form and voice to what often remains inexpressible. This creative process contributes to a more coherent narrative of identity, offering a visual language through which the invisible can become tangible. Contemporary psychology has shown that early emotional experiences profoundly influence the way we learn to regulate emotions. Alterations in the neural circuits connecting the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex may lead to difficulties in emotional regulation and a fragile sense of self. These dynamics suggest that emotional intensity and identity instability are fundamental aspects of the human experience and may also emerge through artistic practice. Contemporary art offers new ways of understanding how the mind responds to visual stimuli, inviting reflection on the relationship between emotion, the brain, and artistic creation. In this context, the Computational Neuroscience Laboratories at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) in Kyoto have conducted pioneering research capable of monitoring brain activity and reconstructing visual images directly from neural signals. Studies led by Professor Yukiyasu Kamitani, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), demonstrated that dream content could be predicted with an accuracy of approximately 60% by correlating participants' verbal reports with patterns of brain activity. These experiments open compelling perspectives. The possibility of decoding the neural representations of perception and imagination brings scientific research closer to the language of art, raising new questions about the nature of the post-photographic image. In this sense, photography assumes a dual role: it becomes both a document of inner processes and a subjective interpretation of reality. Born from a vivid and positive childhood memory, 7×7=49 exists within this dialogue between neuroscience and contemporary art. The photographs move between clarity and confusion, intimacy and abstraction, giving visual form to the invisible processes of memory and identity. Art becomes a practice of self-exploration and care, transforming silence into language and fragmentation into narrative, while opening new possibilities for understanding the relationship between science, perception, and artistic creation.