My photo series is inspired by Ana Mendieta. These photos represent an experience I had alone in my apartment. My partner went on a weekend trip and I was alone at night cleaning the litterbox when I heard a weird noise. My cat and I got scared. We started searching the apartment for an intruder. I looked around and no one else was there.
I made sure the door was locked but I continued to anxiously pace around the apartment. I called my partner and he reassured me that if the doors and windows were locked and I checked every room, I'm safe. I sat on the couch and later noticed the rotating fan might have made the weird sound. It rocked from side to side when it rotated. It almost looked like it was wobbling toward me.
This was during a hot summer night so I didn't want to turn off this fan. Instead, I sat right in front of it and watched it. The fan ended up making a loud sound when it turned. I probably heard this sound from the other room when I got scared earlier. Eventually, I turned off the fan and went to sleep. I woke up the next morning feeling ready to get out of this little apartment. I needed space.
In the end, I was perfectly fine. But that night I couldn't shake the fear that I felt. I was inspired by Ana Medienta's ability to display heavy emotions like fear and her longing for her past life in Cuba. Some of her photos have a ghostly feeling to them. My photos are meant to represent my feelings of loneliness, fear, and being trapped in my apartment.
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| Denise Abadies, Untitled #1, from the Alone series, 2023 |
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| Denise Abadies, Untitled #2, from the Alone series, 2023 |
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| Denise Abadies, Untitled #3, from the Alone series, 2023 |
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| Denise Abadies, Untitled #4, from the Alone series, 2023 |
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