Small town America looks totally weird and anything, but boring.
While many Australians who move to the US head towards New York or California, you can find Chase Middleton in Sharon, Connecticut, wandering into bars at the last call and seeing who’s around. Her photos are beautifully awkward compositions, something she says “just happens” when she gets people in front of her camera.
“I’m definitely a country girl. I think I probably gravitate toward small towns in America because it just feels like home,” Chase says. “I think in a big city like New York you have anonymity, but in a small town you have to dig deeper into things that you maybe don’t want to look at”. At a very early stage in her career, Chase has developed a signature style that is both uncomfortable and captivating to look at. We talked to Chase to find out her process.Well, it's kind of a silly story. My father likes photography a lot, and alcohol a lot. We went out one night for a long, long dinner and he ended up being a little silly and a little bit drunk. He was very embarrassed about it the next day so he took me to the shop and he bought me a camera. I was about eight.
Chases’s exhibition at Red Hooks Labs is now closed, but you can keep up to date with her latest work on her
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