![The viewer is looking in through the window of a house at night. A man stands in the illuminated window of a dining room, gazing out, hands behind his back.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_hero/public/2020-09/niamh-smith-x.2020.9.15.jpg?itok=Z_tVQGMB&cache-buster=d330ed0832&coords_hash=b5c8eb6419)
Niamh Smith
Home, Soft Focus Life, Cocooning, 2020
Photograph, 74 x 107 cm
This portrait is part of a series of work titled Home, Soft Focus Life. a series of work titled
The artist notes, “The scene is a transformation of the everyday banal and isolation felt in an obscure time of uncertainty. This ordinary moment is expressed by a sombre colour palette that paints with feeling and inspires emotion.” This 95-year-old grandfather, Eugene, was shot from an intimate distance. A decisive moment is captured, which creates a spiritual experience and awakens reflection during a macabre time.
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