Scratching at the Window (2026)

Scratching at the Window, documents public windows with graffiti that had been partially erased by city officials. But rather than faithfully reproducing these scenes of expression and erasure, I intentionally “light leaked” the negatives prior to development, stenciling simple forms of light onto the images and further erasing the original marks. I consider these images as opportunities to think about the relationship between making and erasing, the desire to express oneself even with only clumsy marks, and what types of expression are valued and what gets obscured. 
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Elliott Golden


Studio Practice

Temporary Constructions
Spare Wood
Scratching at the Window

Collaborative + Public Work 

Three Lots
Safe Enough to Bloom
Elliott Golden is a visual artist and educator based in Providence, Rhode Island. His work sits at the intersection of photography, sculpture, and printmaking, and includes both a studio and a community based practice. He is a recent graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design’s (RISD) Masters of Fine Arts in Photography.