Annie Flanagan

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An ash tray from a tourist tra...015. (Biloxi, MS / April 2015)

An ash tray from a tourist trap in Biloxi, Mississippi collected in April of 2015.

(Biloxi, MS / April 2015)

$Makeup disguises a fractured e...th Dakota / February 22, 2014)$

Makeup disguises a fractured eye as Maria prepares to board a train home to Oregon from Williston, North Dakota on February 22, 2014. Maria moved to Wiliston less than a month prior to seek work in America's Boomtown.

Since the oil boom took off in 2009, domestic violence has quadrupled in Williston, North Dakota.

(Williston, North Dakota / February 22, 2014)

A self portrait I made in the ...cuse, NY / September 12, 2012)

A self portrait I made in the midst of a panic attack. Since I was first raped in college, I began experiencing panic attacks. Photography has been both mine and my best friend Hannah's primary method of healing.

Rape is the most common violent crime on college campuses. According to the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, 1 in 4 college women will be the victim of sexual assault during her academic career.

(Syracuse, NY / September 12, 2012)

A child rests on a summer day ...(Williston, ND / July 7, 2013)

A child rests on a summer day in Williston, North Dakota.

(Williston, ND / July 7, 2013)

Charlotte days after she left ... (Williston, ND / August 2015)

Charlotte days after she left her abusive boyfriend in August of 2015 in Williston, North Dakota.

(Williston, ND / August 2015)

Bree, the day after she left h...illiston, ND / August 6, 2015)

Bree, the day after she left her abusive husband in Williston, North Dakota. She has since moved back in with her husband. On average, women leave seven times before permanently leaving.

(Williston, ND / August 6, 2015)

â€œYou know whatâ€™s nice?â€ ...orth Dakota / August 26, 2013)

â€œYou know whatâ€™s nice?â€ Charlotte asked, â€œBeing able to get in the car and go to the store...without asking.â€ Here, Charlotte rests outside a shelter in Williston, North Dakota on August 26, 2013. Charlotte moved to Williston that winter to seek work with her ex-boyfriend.

(Williston, North Dakota / August 26, 2013)

A child rests on a summer day i... (Williston, ND / July 4, 2013)

A child rests on a summer day in Williston, North Dakota.

(Williston, ND / July 4, 2013)

A sheet listing the types of a...he gravity of their situation.

A sheet listing the types of abuse you can experience during in an domestic violent relationship. With this particular sheet an anonymous woman circled the types of abuse and control she experienced during her abusive relationship.

The shelters asks that women circle the experiences that apply to them, often highlighting the magnitude of their violent domestic relationship. Often times the women do this alone, as the purpose of this is to help the women understand the gravity of their situation.

Bree, photographed while waiti... (Williston, ND / August 2015)

Bree, photographed while waiting at the park after she left her husbands house because they were fighting. She went back to his house later that night.

(Williston, ND / August 2015)

Jennifer bathes her daughter t...liston, ND / February 2, 2014)

Jennifer bathes her daughter the night she was reunited with her children in Williston, North Dakota. She had not seen her children for a week after she left her abusive husband. The children moved in the the shelter with her until they were able to move back home. During that time, Jennifer was demoted at her job because her boss said her personal life got in the way of her job.

(Williston, ND / February 2, 2014)

Maria rests at the hospital wh...iston, ND / February 20, 2014)

Maria rests at the hospital while recovering from a fractured eye socket after her ex-boyfriend beat her up. After a night of heavy drinking with friends, she came to consciousness at a hotel room with her ex-boyfriend choking her and kicking her in the groin. Maria moved to Williston less than three weeks prior to seek work. A week after her attack, she was still experiencing sever pain in her groin and eye. Two days later she boarded a train to Oregon.

(Williston, ND / February 20, 2014)

â€œShould I have shot him? Tel...pe the charges in New Orleans.

â€œShould I have shot him? Tell me. What would have happened if I had shot him?â€ Laura Miller asked the police officer who was filing a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend.

Laura's ex, Percy, got out of jail on the July 18, 2013 because it was too far for New Orleans to come and pick him up for the two charges he is wanted for. He is now wanted for violation of his no contact order and the domestic violence chargers. He initially moved to Williston to escape the charges in New Orleans.

An excerpt from Hannah's ...nship. (Washington, DC / 2009)

An excerpt from Hannah's journal written during 2009 noting the Pros and Cons of being alive after her five hear abusive relationship.

(Washington, DC / 2009)

This is one of the first pictu...ton, D.C. / November 17, 2009)

This is one of the first pictures I made of my best friend Hannah after we reconnected in 2009. For two years we had no contact because Hannah was in an abusive relationship and neither of us knew how to handle it. After hannah left her abuser, Mike, she suffered sever PTSD and began pulling out all of the hair on her body inlacing her eyebrows, eyelashes and all of the hair on her head.

(Washington, D.C. / November 17, 2009)

Hannah and Joe sleeping before...ngton, D.C. / March 11, 2010)Â

Hannah and Joe sleeping before Hannah's 10th different doctors appointment. After she left her abuser she suffered from extreme PTSD and began pulling out all of the hair on her body. None of the doctors she visited were able to help her through her PTSD.

(Washington, D.C. / March 11, 2010)Â

A response to the prompt "...ttleboro, Vermont / Fall 2016)

A response to the prompt "what I have learned so far" during a Dismantling Gender and Creating Equality workshop for 10th and 11th grade Compass Students in Brattleboro, Vermont.

(Brattleboro, Vermont / Fall 2016)

Nekqua watches the Lifetime Mo...cuse, NY / September 30, 2012)

Nekqua watches the Lifetime Movie Network while resting after school during September, 2012. Two months later Nekqua was raped by her ex-boyfriend.

(Syracuse, NY / September 30, 2012)

Nekqua and her best friend Bri...racuse, NY / November 9, 2012)

Nekqua and her best friend Brittney, then 16, talk on and text while Brittney's son Jayce sleeps. Jacye is Nekqua's god son.

"I get these rages where I just want nothing around me, no one around me. I just get really frustrated," Nekqua said of her ex-boyfriend, "Ive had nightmares. [They] started like last month because, it's April and he's supposed to be coming home in April

(Syracuse, NY / November 9, 2012)

An empty heart is tattooed on ... (Antwerp, NY / June 28, 2014)

An empty heart is tattooed on Brittney's back.

(Antwerp, NY / June 28, 2014)

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Deafening Sound

Copyright Annie Flanagan 2024

Updated Jun 2016

Topics Abuse, Black and White, Documentary, Domestic Violence, Feminism, Homelessness, Mixed Medium, Oil, Photography, Rape, Sexuality, Teens, Violence, Women's Rights, Youth

Deafening Sound examines the deep roots of gender-based violence and misogyny in American society. Presently, it combines three documentary projects, a portrait series and a collection of artifacts -- each chapter examining different ways this type of violence persists in America. This project works to reduce the stigma surrounding gender-based violence, understand trauma, address the cycle of abuse, and critique rape culture.

This series contains a selection of images from each of the chapters.

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