PROJECT STATEMENT
The Whispering Dark
I had an unusual upbringing that has transformed how I see the world and understand the past. Owing to my father’s job as Director, we lived in the founder’s apartment on the 4th floor of the Gardner museum in Boston. I grew up surrounded by magnificent art, antiques, and furniture, and played in large ivy walled gardens with sarcophagi and ancient sculptures. As a young girl, I sought to find my place amidst classical female representations and architectural splendor.
My project, the Whispering Dark, reflects a series of layered narratives that speak to the enduring allure and influence of the past and revisit questions of home and belonging. Through the juxtaposition and fusion of images, I am probing my recollections of those formative years, spent prowling amidst such grandeur and in the deep shadows of the gardens. The work weaves an intricate tapestry between memory and imagination.
BIOGRAPHY
Sarah Hadley grew up in Boston and studied art history at Georgetown University and photography at the Corcoran College of Art. Her photographs have been published in Black + White (UK) Magazine, F-Stop, Lenscratch.com, and Le Monde (Paris), and exhibited internationally at the Lishui Photo Festival (China), the Worldwide Photography Biennial Exhibition (Buenos Aires), the Ballarat Festival (Australia), Fotofever (Paris), as well as in galleries and museums throughout the US. Most recently, Sarah exhibited at the Griffin Museum of Photography (Boston), the Robin Rice Gallery (New York), Building Bridges (Santa Monica) and the Loyola Museum of Art (Chicago).
CONTACT
Photos by Melanie Chapman