The night is a special time. Many people are asleep at this time, but not everyone: public transport drivers and doctors are working, some are engaged in sports, others are heading home from gatherings, and lovers are strolling arm in arm.

At night, people and objects take on a special significance as if the daytime noise has been lifted from the world. People often perceive the night as a dangerous time of day. In darkness, human vision loses sharpness, leading to a loss of control over the surrounding world. Therefore, at night, a person’s senses and perception become heightened, even when in a safe place. We experience the world differently at night.

The ‘Night on Earth’ project was inspired by Jim Jarmusch’s film of the same name. The allure of its stories is inexplicable — they can’t be retold or rationalized, yet each one leaves a lasting impact on the viewer. I aimed to create a project where each frame could seamlessly fit into the nonexistent sixth, seventh, or fifteenth story of this film. In this project, I aim to capture the immersion into the night. Each frame contains a hidden beginning and ending of an untold story. During the day, these narratives might have become mundane, unremarkable frames, but at night, they take on new meaning. People, like in the Stone Age, scan the night more for a tiger than an antelope.

Anatoly Suzdaltsev is a visual artist and photographer. Born in 1980 on South Ural, present time based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He combines performative and documentary art, basic reality and otherworldly vision. He is a student of Fotografika Academy.