Room to Roam

This Untitled concert photo captures the electric connection between performer and audience at a hardcore punk concert. Shot from a side-angle where the stage meets the crowd, the image immerses viewers in a shared moment of intensity, as both the singer and audience appear to be singing at each other with raw emotion. This alignment of energy conveys the genre's ethos—where boundaries between performer and fan dissolve, creating an environment charged with authenticity and collective expression.

Nova Liz’s Oso Oso Concert photograph channels a surreal, dreamlike quality, highlighting the energy and vulnerability of live performance. Bathed in blue light, the lead singer of Oso Oso appears to phase in and out of existence through a striking triple exposure effect, which adds layers to the image and mirrors the emotional resonance often present in the band’s music. This visual distortion suggests movement and introspection, inviting viewers to experience the concert’s ephemeral intensity.

Nova Liz’s Self Identity explores introspection and the often-complex relationship one has with self-perception. The photograph captures a figure gazing into a mirror, their expression caught between emptiness and a sense of alienation, as though they’re searching for familiarity but finding dissonance. The use of multiple exposures and soft, diffused light creates a hazy, surreal quality, which heightens the feeling of being suspended between reality and dream—a visual manifestation of identity's fluid and elusive nature.

Nova Liz’s Friday the 13th creates a chilling yet captivating scene, as a masked figure clings upside down within a stone doorway, set against what appears to be the dark interior of a cave or crumbling castle ruin. The figure's inversion and mask bring a suspenseful edge to the photograph, evoking the unsettling feel of horror genres while also sparking intrigue. The mask serves as a barrier, concealing identity and transforming the figure into something otherworldly, while the choice of setting—a mix of natural stone and ancient architecture—deepens the mystery and unease.

Nova Liz’s It’s Gotten Hold of Me is a strikingly symbolic portrait, where blood-red strings weave a web over the subject’s face and arms, partially concealing her gaze. This work deftly communicates themes of entrapment and the struggle for self-expression. The viewer is drawn to the contrast between the two sides of her face: one side is enshrouded in shadow, her eye darkened and otherworldly, hinting at an encroaching darkness; the other side remains exposed, capturing a glimmer of vulnerability, perhaps even hope, as she meets the viewer’s gaze.