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When I Close My Eyes

Microsoft Activation Photography

Client or institution
Microsoft
Location
Private location
Date
Dec 4, 2024

Photography credits

Photography by Jade Lilly Studio. Installation and set design by Paul Hill.

Collaborators

Paul Hill, artist of the When I Close My Eyes installation

The assignment

Jade Lilly photographed guests inside Paul Hill’s When I Close My Eyes installation for a private Microsoft experience. The activation invited guests to enter the artist’s visual world and leave with portraits that connected them to the environment.

Jade’s role

Jade served as the activation photographer, directing guests and documenting their interaction with the installation. Installation and set design by Paul Hill.

What was created

  • Activation portrait photography
  • Guest direction and posing
  • Photography within the existing installation
  • Event and atmosphere documentation

Guest experience

Guests became part of the installation through the portrait experience. Jade photographed each person in relationship to the artwork, preserving both the individual presence of the guest and the atmosphere of Paul Hill’s environment.

The build

When I Close My Eyes, photograph 1
When I Close My Eyes, photograph 2
When I Close My Eyes, photograph 3
When I Close My Eyes, photograph 4
When I Close My Eyes, photograph 5

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