Gregory Crewdson Untitled From Twilight

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Analytical Statement Ex.2

Fig. 32: Gregory Crewdson, Untitled from Twilight (1998)

The message of this photograph seems to open to interpretations. Subsequently makes it very intriguing and you immediately are draw into the subject matter. The position of each the subject is well thought out to create an ambiguous feeling due to they way their backs are turned on one another which: creates a feeling of isolation and despair.

Loneliness and detachment is evident in this well staged master bedroom. The attached bathroom door is ajar which lends to the normal everyday home life however; the loom on the subject’s faces creates an uneasy mystery about their life although the surroundings are seemly normal.

In addition the lighting in the

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