Still•ness

Still•ness is a photographic exploration of the female body in a state of contemplation and exhaustion, using the bathtub as a physical manifestation of emotional captivity. A woman sits exhausted, hunched over in a white porcelain tub. As she bathes the scratches and marks left from her hands on her body are visible. Her shoulders roll into her body, arms wrapped around her legs. She waits for a moment and gazes at her reflection in the silver hardware of the tub. Movement is slow but painful.

The bathtub is an intimate, yet isolating space. It becomes a metaphor for confinement and introspection. The body is captured in stillness or tension, reflecting both physical exhaustion and psychological pause. These images construct a visual narrative that explores complexities in the relationship between the body and the space it occupies. This process creates an emotional map, a sort of psychological cartography that marks the boundaries of feelings of isolation, vulnerability, and strength.