Stills, as a body of work is rooted in the quiet details of everyday life. It began with a childhood ritual shared with a close friend who lived with schizophrenia. As we walked through town, we noticed small, accidental markings on the pavement — an old splash of paint that resembled an elephant, and another that looked like a figure raising a bat. To anyone else, they were meaningless stains. To us, they became characters in a private story. Each time we passed, we jumped over the elephant and kicked the figure, a small daily gesture that felt like an act of protection, kindness, and care. No one else knew what was written beneath our feet, but for us, it mattered deeply.
These photographs carry that way of seeing forward. They focus on the abstract and the mundane — fragments of the world that often sit just outside conscious attention. Through my mind’s eye, ordinary surfaces and passing moments become sites of quiet significance, shaped as much by memory and imagination as by observation.
Stills reflects on how easily we move through life without presence, how momentum replaces awareness. The work invites stillness— a slowing down to recognize and appreciate what is already here, before it passes unnoticed in the forward motion of daily life.