Photographic Work

Obscuring Night taps into the idea of a single place having multiple sides to itself in terms of how an individual may view it. In natural daylight, we may view a place as safe or secure, being able to see everything it has to offer and our minds are able to understand it more, not having to fear what may be lurking in the shadows. However, in darkness, things shift. All of a sudden, a place we considered safe in the day is now obscured under the shroud of night, and the street that we walk down every day now has a new atmosphere about it. A sheltered child may have heard their parents tell them to not go outside at night, fearing what may be lurking out there. This is the shift that Obscuring Night looks at, along with the scenery of Cranston, Rhode Island, to form its thesis. Cranston is a city I’ve lived in since birth, and being able to show every side to it, both in light and shadow, will hopefully allow outsiders, as well as myself and other Cranston natives, to be able to appreciate and understand everything the city has to offer.