two riders wait in neon light, glowing against the rush of a red bus that never stops. the street hums. one stares ahead, one looks away. both hold their ground in a city that moves too fast to see them.

Just stale air, flickering lights, and posters for parties that never happened.

He waited anyway. Some things don’t show up on maps.

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Artist Statement:

In "Perimeter," I document the quiet architecture of control — not in action, but in aftermath. Two officers hold the frame with familiar routine: a phone call, a glance, the weight of unseen context heavy between them. The discarded jacket, the taped-off space, the gloss of city lights off the scaffolding all become silent witnesses to something no longer present.

This photograph is less about justice or heroism and more about the undercurrent of ritual: the bureaucracy of tragedy, the rote steps of containment. By capturing the moment just after the incident, I explore what lingers: not sirens, not chaos

but structure, protocol, presence.

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Artist Statement:

In Containment Scene, I explore the architecture of urban control and quiet authority through a split perspective — the interaction of officers on one side and the solitary figure on the other. The metal scaffolding acts not only as a physical frame but a metaphorical one, dividing roles, stories, and visibility. The police presence is procedural and methodical, yet their posture reveals a humanity: fatigue, focus, and silence.

This is not a confrontation — it is a negotiation with space, time, and order. The monochrome palette is intentional: it drains the city of its usual color so that structure and tension become the only hues that matter.

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