In "Twilight," the narratives are more literal, and the event is much more spectacular. The pictures in "Beneath the Roses" are much more psychological and grounded in reality.
Gregory CrewdsonIf my pictures are about anything at all, I think it's about trying to make a connection in the world. I see them as more optimistic in a certain way. Even though it's very clear there's a level of sadness and disconnection, I think that they're really about trying to make a connection and almost the impossibility of doing so.
Gregory CrewdsonI think that, in a sense, there's something about photography in general that we could associate with memory, or the past, or childhood.
Gregory CrewdsonWhat the artist attempts to do is to try and tell a story. Attempting to give physical expression to a story that's internal.
Gregory Crewdson