From early photographs taken in his bedroom to long-term projects anchored in the photographer's studio, the practice of Sepuya is oriented around photographic portraiture. Through research into the body, Sepuya explores the possibilities of fragmentation and connection in the performative space. His models are people with whom he has a special bond, friends and predominantly male subjects. The handling of the camera becomes a poetic act. These are portraits in the broadest sense of the term, centered on the intimate moment between artist and model. Photography is seen as a privileged moment in which relationships are established.Sepuya moved studio spaces in the Spring of 2021 and found himself researching the decorative settings of early photographic studios. He then began filling his own new studio with items such as European and African antiques, postmodern contemporary reproductions, early 20th century gardening tools, rugs and pillows, and silverware against the backdrop of full-length black velvet curtains. The artist is not interested in historical recreation, but favors a form of play that acknowledges the impossibility of nostalgia. The accumulation of these objects and their references was a departure from the contemporary utilitarian aesthetic of his earlier Dark Room project, allowing further exploration into the dark room by bringing into focus the staging-ground of the historic daylight studio.