Sound sleeping

"Two Directions" by Maia Flore (previously featured here) is a photographic narrative of a man and a woman who meet each other every six months in a bed. An ongoing project since 2010, Flore's photographs conjure more questions than answers. In one scene, the man may be dressed in pajamas, night mask strapped snuggly across his eyes, while the woman is sound asleep in casual wear. In another image, both appear to have literally blacked out on a white bed, caught in uncomfortable positions of sleep. And yet still, another photograph depicts the man fast asleep in a train cart, while the woman presses her hand against a window, either caught in sleep or peering outside.

It is the ambiguity of these images that make Flore's work so interesting. The viewer is offered no visual clues as to why the man and women meet, what the notion of their relationship is, or where each sleeping quarters is located. Scenes are never repeated, sheets are always left immaculate, duvets unwrinkled, and the man and women remain soundly asleep in each image.

"Two Directions" is a project you want to stick with. If not for the gorgeous visual aesthetics, than at least to discover the reason behind the subject's obscure relationship.

∆ Image credit: Maia Flore