Artist Statement: On March 15th, my family and I left Brooklyn, New York, to quarantine in our home in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Initially, I started to photograph "Every Window in My House" in order to give myself purpose and to refocus my energy on light and color rather than the nightly news. For the past ten years, my artwork has focused on ideas of war and nationhood, but this, sometimes daily sometimes weekly, ritual of photographing my windows has reminded me of the power of photography to uncover extraordinary meaning in seemingly ordinary objects, gestures, or routines. This reminder has been a small gift in an otherwise bleak landscape.
Week 12: Bathroom, “Every Window in My House, 17 Back Window,” Hannah Smith Allen, June 27, 2020
Week 11: Living room, “Every Window in My House, 16 Curtains,” Hannah Smith Allen, June 19, 2020
Week 10: Outside, “Every Window in My House, Brooklyn (Three Months After),” Hannah Smith Allen, June 12, 2020
Week 9: Bedroom, “Every Window in My House, Window 15 (Homeschool from Bed)” Hannah Smith Allen, June 6, 2020
Week 8: Living Room, “Every Window in My House Window 9,” Hannah Smith Allen, May 29, 2020
Week 7: Bathroom, “Every Window in My House Window 3,” Hannah Smith Allen, May 22, 2020
Week 6: Kitchen, “Every Window in My House, Windows 6,” Hannah Smith Allen, May 15, 2020
Week 5: Studio, “Every Window in My House, Window 2,” Hannah Smith Allen, May 10, 2020
Week 4: Living Room, “Every Window in My House, Window 14 (Living Room Window 3, Saturday Afternoon and heading into week number eight),” Hannah Smith Allen, May 3, 2020
Week 3: Studio, “Every Window in My House, Window 10 (Studio Window 2, Overcast),” Hannah Smith Allen, April 26, 2020
Week 2: Kitchen, “Every window in my house, window 8 (kitchen window 2, morning light),” Hannah Smith Allen, April 18, 2020
Week 1: Bedroom, “Every window in my house window 7 (bedroom window 2, 6am),” Hannah Smith Allen, April 12, 2020