There are moments in life when I’ve felt unseen, even while fully present, alive, but in silence. Invisible Night explores that quiet state of existence through the metaphor of the night: A space that holds life, memory, and transformation, even as it’s taken for granted. This work reflects on the human need to be perceived, and how the act of observing can become a way to affirm presence. I begin to recognize that what feels invisible is not empty. It’s full of detail, full of life, waiting to be seen. And in that observation, I exist.
Invisible Night
Most don’t. They move through me quickly, turn on lights, shut their windows, pretend I’m not here. And so, I disappear. But then someone stays, still, quiet, watching. That’s when I begin to exist, I start to hold weight, I start to look back. I’m no longer just darkness. I’m a place. A body, and you are inside it.
Have you ever wondered if I’m alive?
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