CHLOE M. COOKE
2024
- 2. Domesticated Women of the South
- 3. Fear of the Dark
2023
1. Embracing Entanglement (No. 1) 2. Any Colour You Like
Fear of the Dark (2024)
This series captures my childhood experience living in the countryside, surrounded by woods. As a child, my greatest fear was the dark. When I visit home, my dad’s house feels like the only familiar place in a vast sea of unknowns. Our small town had no streetlights, and people didn’t lock their doors, yet the darkness still unsettled me, keeping me indoors with constant light. My parents often scolded me for running up the electric bill.
Even as an adult, the darkness still makes me uneasy. It feels like stepping into an abyss, where anything could emerge. I’ve always felt out of control in the unknown, and the fear still lingers. To face it, I returned to my childhood home, walking the land at night to confront the deep-seated fear that once kept me from venturing outside. These images are a way for me to see if my fear still holds weight, or if it was simply the shadow of a past that no longer has control over me.