Untitled (Feb 24, 2012)
This post includes non-explicit artistic nudity.
Medium: Photography
Date: February 24, 2012
Photographed inside the Millville schoolhouse, these two frames (shot during Souvenir but not entered into it) capture two inner experiences — one a direct confrontation, the other a witnessing of movement, both held within the same space.
Both exist within the same container, peeling plaster, aged wood, the particular quality of light that filters through the massive windows in the old building. The composition holds space and light and body in relationship. In that way, these images were a continuation The Bow, another Souvenir image captured in this same location.
Process Notes:
This day of shooting was intuitive rather than planned. I arrived with a vision of what I wanted to capture in the space (Jennifer in this specific clothing, her hair styled this particular way, the light falling through it) but without conscious memory of was compelling those choices at that time.
The two frames chosen here speak to different kinds of witnessing. The first image holds a still point—the fixed gaze that anchors presence in a world of constant motion and change. In the midst of constantly shifting sands, sometimes locking eyes with another person is the surest way to know exactly where you are.
The second image acts as witness to movement as sacred, the body animated and moving through light and space in a way that speaks to presence beyond the merely physical. It is the dance of something that moves through form, and thus embodies what otherwise cannot manifest.
Nearby Coordinates
Other creative works that explore a similar sense of place, atmosphere, or underlying theme.
The Bow
Field Notes
6/12/2025:
A card pull aimed at orientation moved these 2012 images up in the queue. Read more…
