Every day is a performance of sorts. A constant pressure to blend in or dare to stand out. Blending in is safety, to blend in is to be able to hide the parts of yourself you’d like to remain secret. In the past, I’ve always stood out, and in many ways, I still do. However, I’ve developed truths in the recent past that I wish to keep to myself. From this there arises an inner fear of discovery. When you have something to hide, you become hyper-aware of the fact that everyone is watching. The people that construct your immediate surroundings are potential invaders to your inner thoughts and feelings. I wanted to visually communicate this sense of a societal big brother with my personal documentary project. Each photo should be more emotionally jarring than the last and the final image, a lasting sense of being alone in the presence of others- a symptom of withholding parts of yourself from the group.
