In Eveningside (2021-2022), Crewdson explores moments of contemplation within the confines of quotidien life, in places of employment, and in moments just outside of those work structures. The figures populating the pictures are sparse, and are often seen through storefront windows, in mirror reflections, or positioned underneath the mundane proscenium found in the midst of their everyday routines: railroad bridges, doorways, porches, the overhanging roofline of a bank teller drive-thru, a dairy bar, a corner market, or a hardware store. Bringing his vantage point closer to the figures, using a heightened range of light and darkness, special effects such as fog, rain, smoke, and haze, and for the first time using his now ubiquitous full production and lighting team in a monochromatic palette, the result is a rich gothic atmosphere, evocative of film noir and classic cinema, but with the capabilities and clarity of the most current technology available in digital photography.
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UNDER THE FOURTH STREET BRIDGE
EXT. SIDE STREET IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT - TWILIGHT
We are standing beneath a railroad bridge, looking out through the rusted steel proscenium toward a twilight-drenched street lined with a couple industrial businesses. We can make out two signs: SCHILLING TV to our left, and OLIVER AUTO BODY to our right.
The streets are wet and cast a beautiful glow into the air. There's a CAR in the distance, driving toward camera. Through a low-hanging cloud of humidity amid the heat and dampness, we can see a YOUNG WOMAN, beneath the bridge. She is riding a bike, and she has paused, and is standing, and holding it. Her bike has a headlight on it, and she's shining it toward a pile of old suitcases that have been discarded on the side of the road under the bridge. She gazes at them with curiosity.
