I've always found photographing the suburbs challenging. The images never fully matched the vision or emotions I carried in my mind. However, this week, I feel I've come closer to capturing that elusive feeling. Having grown up in the suburbs before spending over ten years living in cities, my suburban upbringing deeply shapes the way I see and experience these spaces.

Recently, I've been immersed in David Lynch's films and Twin Peaks, and something significant clicked for me. Lynch skillfully conveys a unique sense of dissociation inherent in suburban life—the theoretically ideal environment of lovely homes and seemingly perfect families masking something unsettling beneath the surface.

There's a sense of unease, as though something frightening or mysterious lies just beyond every suburban door. His work has sparked my curiosity about the hidden stories and secret lives contained within these homes - how can we explore that visually?

The heart of Lynch’s artistry—and the core feeling I relate to—isn't about passing judgment or labeling suburbia as inherently "bad."

Rather, it's about acknowledging the complexity, mystery, and sheer vastness of human experiences, recognizing that the reality of people's lives extends far beyond anyone’s understanding.

Sometimes, events in our own lives defy comprehension or explanation. Ultimately, reality is far stranger and more unknowable than we might ever imagine.