The photographs in my series attempt to portray the human presence within apparently deserted spaces scattered with banal objects. The items are generally set askew and a certain emptiness in the frame calls for a human to be present. The crookedness of the picture frames on a stairway wall reference a person hitting up against the wall while ascending up the stairs.
Adding to this feeling is the domestic setting in the photographs. Within each scene, there is a biographical component suggesting the into the private life of whomever inhabits this space. The hanging of a shirt, the thrown bathroom towels and an unkept iron are regular routines performed alone in the home. The solidarity of some of the objects and quietude within seems to refer to a single human occupying the domestic setting.
Building to the mystery of the isolated scenes is the use of theatrical and unnatural lighting which refers to film. A narrative is created in which the movement of the implied person is tracked along the home. The lighting furthermore makes the simple and mundane appear paranormal with red or blue lights emanating from the objects themselves. These simple tasks are elevated in significance and represent the person.
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