The Familiarity of Sadness

There is a quiet misconception that sadness is a place we are only passing through. But for some, it is a well-known landscape. A recurring shadow that feels less like an intruder and more like an old friend. ​Captured mostly on silver halide and draped in monochrome, this project explores the paradoxical comfort found in sadness. These images don't seek a cure for melancholy; instead, they pull up a chair and sit beside it. In the grain of the film and the depth of the blacks, we find a stillness that joy rarely grants us. It is the relief of finally stopping the search for the sun.