
Both statue and spectator, the model is framed by neoclassical columns that reference domestic grandeur and voyeurism in equal measure. Shot from below, her gaze disrupts the hierarchy. The pleated dress mimics the architecture’s fluting, collapsing the divide between body and built space. It's a moment of elevation within a theatrical domestic tableau.
I shot Morgan on a cloudy morning in a set of true 1920 apartments. Navigating corridors and stairwells with ornate architraves and millwork run thick with five layers of paint, details softened by time. I concluded that the series traces a decaying history and the deliberate, intentional forgetting within it.
