in bed, 2009

the bedroom is very personal, however it is still a space that is decorated and put on display along with the other rooms of a house. the actual bed is a completely different story. a bed is traditionally an environment shared by husbands and wives, couples, maybe best friends. the thought of offering a complete stranger the opportunity to share space with you in your bed or in his/her bed is almost absurd. this project photographically explores the relationship between two strangers and the bed. i chose subjects that did not know each other, placed them in a bed lit by studio lights and photographed them with a 4x5 large format camera. i chose to keep the setting constant with white sheets and shoot from above the bed looking down to give the series a sense of intimacy and focus on the subjects. however when you look at the expressions and body language of each person you can tell that these aren’t normal portraits. i wanted these prints to seem oddly and awkwardly affectionate, but with a surprise element that serves as a social commentary on how we, as a society, feel towards people we do not know at all.

this is only a selection of images from the project.