![]({
"default": "https://ddw.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/thumbs/l-keep-your-head-up-r-out-of-the-blue_1789144187_1800x1010.jpg",
"tablet-wide": "https://ddw.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/thumbs/l-keep-your-head-up-r-out-of-the-blue_1789144187_1280x720.jpg",
"tablet-small": "https://ddw.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/thumbs/l-keep-your-head-up-r-out-of-the-blue_1789144187_968x544.jpg",
"phone-wide": "https://ddw.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/thumbs/l-keep-your-head-up-r-out-of-the-blue_1789144187_680x.jpg"
})
In Broad Daylight, Billie-Jo transforms everyday streetlights into poetic images through color and composition. What began as a search for solace following a loss unfolds into a series of images that resonate with feelings of grief and resilience.
Light in a new daylight
Broad Daylight emerged following a dark period of mourning, when Billie-Jo saw her feelings reflected in the form and setting of a lamppost in broad daylight—like the personification of an emotion.
Moved by this image, she turned her camera toward the diverse shapes and appearances of streetlights during the day. Billie-Jo captures these everyday urban objects and—through an intuitive use of color and composition—transforms them into universal metaphors for themes such as grief, solace, resilience, and a renewed zest for life.
Within ECHO, her work resonates with the material context: Nedal’s production of lighting poles aligns directly with her work, while the images are mounted on aluminum, reinforcing the dialogue between material and meaning.
Part of ECHO — From Residu to Form
