KYLEE DAYNE

ABOUT THE WORK

By closely watching the world that surrounds us, we can deepen our understanding of ourselves, others, and the interactions and relationships we all have. Through photography I explore social interactions, the individual experience compared to the collective, and the implications of cultural structures like language. I find and fabricate moments of reality that highlight the flaws, tendencies, and emotions within people that tend to go unrecognized.

I capture found moments, objects, and subjects I wish to hold on to for longer than a moment. Simultaneously, I create photographs inspired by the ones I have found to better articulate my own perspective and the abstract concepts tied to the image. Technically, this translates to constructing scenes to photograph, as well as experimenting with the images after they’ve been taken. Together, my found and fabricated imagery replicate a sort of cause-and-effect diagram – the occurrence and my reaction.

One of my recent favorites! Kevin the Skeleton

I've never been great at frequently sharing my work, but this past year in particular, I didn't like my work enough to share it. But by the end of this last semester, I realized I had been expecting things out of my work that just weren't there. Looking at my images again, with no expectations of what I thought they should be and just accepting them for what they are made me fall completely in love with what I've been making. Here's some recent photos I've come to love!