Ella Moore-Hughes

Through sets, props, characters, and lighting, I have created tableau photographs that portray young females’ lockdown-related narratives, with a focus on emotions, feelings, and experiences. The work sits in a contemporary context, situated around the covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. The mundane, domestic flat interior acts as a stage where different performances and narratives take place. I create a feeling of the uncanny in my work to reflect the strange, surreal and eerie lockdown period. By combining elements of truth in a fictional, staged setting, the photographs blur the boundaries between truth and fiction. The images act as a window into someone else’s world; a space to reflect one’s thoughts and feelings from the past 2 years.