sarah hobbs

'...rooms absorb their absent occupants symtoms, and every day objects...'

these large scale installation photographic images are part of photographer sarah hobbs' series entitled 'small problems in living'. images from the top are entitled:

-untitled (perfectionist)

-untitled (indicisiveness)

-untitled (insomnia)

the absorbing scale of the photographs, their lucidly labelled titles and clear metaphorical illustration of complex emotional states create an all consuming narrative. the way in which the installations are compiled and photographed create a strong aesthetic that is realistic and that can be related to, yet despite this compelling imagery there is undoubtedly an absence, a removal of something that could inevitably complete the connection to the image thus emitting the disconnection. the emptyness of the mundane objects, namely a chair, instantly creates the visual deficiency, causing a reaction.

i feel this is particularly highlighted in the 'untitled (insomnia)' piece as the absence only enforces the strength of the image. the floating thoughts shrewdly constructed on the post-it notes explores the idea of the disconnection from reality to the human psyche and how therefore the communication has no connection to be produced.