A selection of images from my ongoing abandoned prison and mental institution series. All shot on black and white film.
Solitude emphasizes the quality of being or living alone. We are born into this world in a state of solitude and we leave it in the same manner. From a young age, we are taught to stand on our own two feet regardless of the countless interactions we may encounter through our existence. What path those two feet lead us down depends on a series of choices that we, alone, make. The juxtaposition of our choices should allow us an unveiled view of the outcome; however, the world in which we live is filled with in betweens and blurred boundaries. Black and white become grey, light and dark become neutral and right and left become moderate. Regardless, one choice has to be made and each choice will bear a consequence which we must accept. In the end, aren’t we simply making choices that somehow further our solitude in one way or another?