Photography
My film photography explores the presence and absence of the body as a means of transmitting memory, longing, and the unseen forces that shape our relationship to place. I am drawn to the way landscapes act as silent witnesses—how they hold traces of past inhabitants and serve as repositories of messages, both literal and metaphoric. Absence becomes a form of communication, a dispatch from what once was or remains just beyond perception.
I am particularly interested in the ways environments shape consciousness and how the relationship between people and place is symbiotic. Landscapes, whether natural or constructed, transmit signals—through decay, regrowth, or transformation. The marks left behind by time, weather, and human intervention become messages sent across generations. My black-and-white photography heightens these contrasts, emphasizing what is revealed versus what remains obscured.
Through this work, I explore how landscapes and bodies communicate through presence and erasure. In doing so, I consider what it means to send a message—whether as a deliberate act or an imprint left unknowingly. My images function as transmissions, carrying echoes of past and future narratives, waiting for the viewer to receive them.
To inquire about available work, email joy.tirade@gmail.com
