Singles I
Jason Hobbs
As+I+walked+along+the+street+I+began+to+think+about+the+people+around+me+-+they+are+people%2C+I+know+this%21+But+at+the+same+time+they+are+just+shapes+moving+around+me%2C+their+presence+lasts+for+as+long+as+they+are+in+my+field+of+vision+and+then+they+are+gone%2C+they+cease+to+exist.+%0D%0DI+wondered+if+I+was+the+only+person+to+experience+this.+I+began+to+look+more+closely+at+people%3B+really+look+and+their+presence+began+to+take+on+more+weight.+I+tried+to+interact+but+they+avoided+my+gaze+and+my+smile.+I+soon+realized+that+they+all+had+one+thing+in+common%2C+their+desire+to+be+separate+from+everyone+else+-+they+existed+in+a+self+made+cocoon.+After+a+while+I+stopped+looking+and+trying+to+interact%3B+the+people+went+back+into+the+bubble+which+shielded+them+not+only+from+the+environment+around+them+but+from+other+people%2C+they+went+back+to+being+fleeting+shapes%3B+they+were+there%2C+and+then+they+were+gone+-+like+ghosts.++%0D%0DThis+work+is+a+document%2C+a+record+of+other+people+in+a+moment%2C+caught+of+guard+when+they+think+that+they+are+safe+in+their+protective+bubble.+At+the+same+time+it+is+a+fiction%2C+the+world+seen+through+my+eyes%2C+filtered+through+my+mind.+I+wanted+the+process+of+taking+these+photos+to+replicate+how+these+people+came+into+my+view%3A+randomly+-+not+knowing+what+detail+would+stand+out%2C+if+any+-+so+I+didn%27t+look+at+them+or+look+through+the+viewfinder%3B+I+pressed+the+shutter+release+when+I+felt+they+were+close+enough.+Later+I+began+to+think+again%3A+am+I+that+different+from+them%3F+No.+I+am+a+ghost.%0D%0D
