The Secret Keepers
The Secret Keepers emerge through seven stages—editing, printing, reworking, reprinting—mirroring the average seven times it takes to permanently leave an abusive partner.
This arduous process becomes a metaphor for survival. Drawing on 175 years of photographic history, the series weaves digital long exposures, tintypes, and silver prints, reflecting the deep-rooted and ongoing crisis of intimate partner violence.
Grounded in personal history, it gives shape to the unseen: psychological abuse, coercive control, the quiet erosion of self. Bringing these hidden wounds to light, The Secret Keepers is both testimony and reckoning—an invitation to witness what often remains invisible.
