Chessa Subbiondo's book Splint features photographs captured over six months, showcasing stark images devoid of narrative cues. The figures, while recognizable friends, are styled into anonymity and set in indistinct locations. The work addresses misconceptions, highlighting its universal appeal despite references to her life and female friendships. Unlike the typical emotionally charged visuals on platforms like Instagram, Splint empowers viewers by allowing personal interpretation. Subbiondo emphasizes the importance of location, color, and styling as integral to the cohesive vision of the book, enriching its impact and depth.
The clinical, deadpan photographs in Splint are compelling in their austere clarity and human starkness. Each image is deliberately stripped of narrative cues.
In an era of relentless visual stimulation, where we're so often coerced into instant feeling and reaction, Splint hands back our agency: meaning is neither assigned nor insisted upon.
There are definitely references that I pulled from my life or my friends that are girls. But the book is for everyone.
The general through-line of the book is reliant on location as well as the colour and styling choices that we made.
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