8 Types Of ‘Missed Connections’ On Craigslist That Connect Us With The Strangers We Fantasize But Never Get To Meet
The ‘Missed Connections’ section of personal ads on the free listing site Craigslist introduces the digital bystander to a myriad of personalities and intimate encounters. It is an online forum for those who are lusting, lonely, and/or curious about others. Missed Connections provides a space for individuals to post ads seeking strangers they previously encountered in real life. Their hope is to continue a visceral connection they perceived as real.
My interest is in the fluidity of the real and the composition of a woman through written text. The self-portraits question the subtleties of attraction and our ability to augment the individual through fantasies, memories, and personal aesthetics. Each portrait created was an attempt to understand how a community of individuals frame, and potentially disguise, their object of desire.