July 9, 2012 (Winchester, MA)_ Alysia Macaulay says her project The Quiet “was created as a visual response to chaos, both past and present, in my life.”

The Quiet is featured in the Atelier Gallery at the Griffin Museum July 19 through September 2. An opening reception with the artist is July 19, 7 p.m.

“Centered within the intimate confines of my family and home, this series takes the viewer from the first break of dawn into the hollow hours that pass through the night,” Macaulay says. “Each image illustrates quiet, a necessary documentation, as chaos overpowers and often erases any memory of existence.

She continues, “Through this project I explore the beauty, poignancy and loneliness of quiet. While it is something we often crave and strive for, it is easily bypassed or abandoned altogether.”

Macaulay says that living in a digital age, people are compelled to stay connected even when alone.

“How then does one process and reflect before moving forward?” she asks. “Quiet gives us that opportunity, however, it has to be recognized and ultimately balanced. Too much quiet is often equated with loneliness and the lack of it leaves one overwhelmed. Due to its very nature, quiet is easily overlooked. This series is meant to bring the viewer into a place of quiet.”

Macaulay, a native of Boston who now lives in New York, graduated from William Smith College with a degree in art history and studied at the International Center of Photography in New York.  Her work has been widely exhibited.