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Todd Hido, 1941, 1996.

Todd Hido American, b. 1968

1941, 1996.
Archival Pigment Print.
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Edition of 10 + 3 AP
61 x 50.8 cm / 24 x 20 in
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Edition of 5 + 1AP
96.5 x 76.2 cm / 38 x 30 in
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Edition of 3 + 1AP
121.9 x 96.5 cm / 48 x 38 in
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Edition of 1 + 1 AP NFS
187.3 x 149.9 cm / 73 3/4 x 59 in
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Signed, titled, numbered and dated in label affixed to mount verso.
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There’s a certain kind of magic that happens when the world slips into dusk and the familiar becomes uncanny. This image, a quintessential work in the style of Todd Hido,...
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There’s a certain kind of magic that happens when the world slips into dusk and the familiar becomes uncanny. This image, a quintessential work in the style of Todd Hido, captures that transformative moment—when the ordinary suburban landscape is bathed in a surreal, cinematic glow, and the line between reality and dream blurs.


Hido is renowned for his nocturnal explorations of suburbia, often photographing houses at night from the quiet solitude of his car. He uses long exposures and available light, creating moody, color-saturated images that evoke both nostalgia and unease. The warm, almost haunting orange haze in this photograph is a hallmark of his approach, achieved through film-like white balances and a meticulous attention to the interplay of light and shadow. The glowing windows hint at life inside, yet the faceless houses and empty streets conjure a sense of isolation and mystery—what Hido himself describes as a meditation on the lives within, and the stories that remain untold.


There’s an undeniable tension here: the suburban promise of safety and comfort is undercut by an atmosphere of foreboding and longing. Hido’s work often invites us to consider what lies beneath the surface of these quiet neighborhoods—the hidden anxieties, the fragmented memories, the hope that flickers behind drawn curtains. As viewers, we become voyeurs and storytellers, projecting our own narratives onto these liminal spaces.


What makes Hido’s imagery so compelling is its ability to evoke emotion and introspection without ever showing the people who inhabit these homes. The light spilling from the windows becomes a metaphor for presence and absence, connection and distance. “The lights come on and the inside seeps to the outside,” Hido has said, making his photographs as much about the unseen as the seen.


This image is a reminder that beauty can be found in the quietest corners, and that even the most familiar places can hold a universe of feeling. In the glow of these suburban nights, we are invited to pause, reflect, and wonder about the stories unfolding just beyond our sight.

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