In the Dark - Sabrina Armstong

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A photograph series that depicts the urgency of sexual harassment by putting different genders into the same uncomfortable situations. Sexual harassment and assault can happen to anyone anywhere. Through this series, viewers are opened to the baggage of emotions and unwanted situations that present themselves.

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Face peeking through a crack in the door

Guy’s eye peeking through a crack in the door

Face peeking through a crack in the door

Girl eyes peeking through a crack in the door, main focus is on the eye and only half is her face is showing while the other half is hiding behind the door, looks like she is in her early 20’s

Person laying in bed with laptop and someone else is outside the window

In a man’s room, a mountain tapestry hands above his bed where he is laying. He is under the covers typing on his laptop. His blinds are open and a girl is trying to peek into the window to get a glance at the man. The man does not see the girl.

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A deepÌýlook into the truth surrounding sexual harassment. These images should widen the perspectives of the viewers who can now see multiple sides of the many stories that people share when thinking of sexual harassment. Through contrasting the different genders and flip flopping the situation, viewers can get a better understanding of the normality of predator behavior. Many of these photos are depictions of scenarios that can happen to people every day, from unwanted wandering eyes to the most severe case of sexual assault. These images create a narrative that not anyone is truly safe out there, Ìýbut rather knowing what sexual harassment and assault look like and the ways in which these images make you feel, should encourage viewers to make a change. As the viewer, you are a bystander to seeing these images and scenarios unfold, what are you going to do about it?

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