Domestic Moments

The project "Domestic Moments" presents a series of staged photographs of mundane activities, carried out in private domestic spaces. These domestic spaces capture the viewer's attention with a profusion of light, colors, and details, which invites for a thorough observation and investigation of the properties and symbols in each space. However, these “documented” scenes present extreme daily routines, occurring in seemingly insignificant moments. Moments that we never really pay attention to and certainly do not bother to memorialize with a photograph. The meticulous and penetrating documentation method engages the viewer's attention, offering a detailed perspective on those daily situations and imbuing them with a greater sense of importance. But a more profound inspection will reveal that the main interest and subject matters are the domestic spaces and their contents, rather than the actions occurring in them. The contrast between those “unimportant” moments and the wealth of information and cultural hints found in the details creates a tensity. The same kind of tensity that raises the question "what deserves of being photographed?” All photos were shot on 4x5" slides.