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The Silence of Housewives in Cars

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Dave Moser PhotographyRecently, I discovered a beautiful book of photographs – “The Silence of Dogs in Cars” – by photographer Martin Usborne.  Usborne poetically captures the quietude of dogs, locked away behind closed car doors as they wait, resigned, and sometimes, with frightened anger, for their owners’ return.  Even when the subjects of this book are barking ferociously at some unseen stranger, their bark is muffled and eerily silenced. Usborne was inspired by memories of waiting alone in the car when he was a kid, for his parent’s return as they ducked into stores for a quick shop.  Kids are rarely left alone in cars these days, their parents could be arrested!  But dogs still are.

Usborne’s photographs are theatrically staged; their color and contrast amplified for dramatic effect.  They remind me so much of the American Housewife series of photographs by Philadelphia photographer, David Moser.  The American Housewife photographs portray women of a certain age – all are close to or over 40 years old.  They are photographed by Moser in their home environs – their backyards, their kitchens, bedrooms, cars, and pools.  Their homes are absent of any family – children, husbands, friends, pets – creating feelings of unease, complacency, vulnerability and mystery. The houses that the American Housewives dwell in are silent, lonely, empty and full of longing.Martin Usborne Photo

Just as the dogs in The Silence of Dogs in Cars wait for their owners return, so do the housewives – both with an air of resignation.  The similarity of Moser’s and Usborne’s photographic portraits gets me thinking… Am I really drawing a parallel between dogs and housewives?  You decide.

Dave Moser PhotoMartin Usborne Photo

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