The Shape of Absence

Photographs By: Badenov @truth_and_beauty_

These photographs were made while traveling with my partner. Shot in temporary spaces — Airbnbs, rented homes, unfamiliar rooms, places we occupied briefly and then left behind.

The body appears without a face. Identity is withheld. This reflects the experience of occupying a place without fully belonging to it — being present without claiming space, moving through environments that hold you temporarily but never know you.

The images sit in that in-between state, where presence is real, but attachment is limited.

ABOUT

Badenov

Badenov a professional photographer and co-founder of Société Anonyme. You can see more work like this on his art Instagram.

@_truthandbeauty_



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