Lonely Window
2013
Digital interfaces have reshaped how we perceive and connect with the world. They’ve taught us to communicate without the need for physical presence or spoken words. Bathed in its twilight glow, the screen becomes a window—a portal to new realms that also brings with it a quiet, unfamiliar loneliness.
“Lonely Window explores the darker side effects of omnipresent modes of virtual communication; a new brand of loneliness specific to the digital age that has transformed the screens all around us into barrieres instead of portals to the world beyond. The men and women photographed are entranced by the screens in front of them, so concentrated that they are absent from the physical reality around them and don’t notice that digital technology has invaded every corner of their homes ”