based in nyc

To Slice a Room in Half,
and Once More Again

“To Slice a Room in Half, and Once More Again” explores cropping and framing as intentional acts of authorship that determine meaning through omission. Staged within a domestic interior, the work draws a parallel between the photographic frame and the room as containers that regulate visibility, intimacy, and interpretation.

Presented as a 5 part photo book, the project considers how an image’s spatial placement and strategic cropping shape the experience of viewing. Governing what is made visible and what is withheld, the frame controls pacing, builds tension, and shapes mood and tone in the way an image-story unfolds.

Flying paper planes, the passing of a note, a game of rock-paper-scissors, the quiet falling of feathers. What emerges into the foreground when we slice a photograph over and over again? Moments otherwise overlooked come into focus.

With the power to highlight both the minute and the obvious, the frame builds a story with selected detail.

Design and Photography: Sahara Kalafchi
Lighting: Zach Bergren
Assists: April Seo, Rocky Weinberg, Athena Li

1 Hero Image

2 Cropping Spreads

3 Full Scene Spreads

4 Covers Assembled

5 Thumbnail Index

6 Image Walkthrough, Book 3/5