A 24-hour (no) photo essay by Kristina Railaitė
The Journey of a Silhouette, 24 reflections in 24 hours by Kristina Railaitė
Published on
10.2.26
Lithuanian born and Brussels based photographer Kristina Railaitė spent 24 hours in Horst Club, assembling a (no)photo essay.
"Horst Club consists of two worlds. The night buzz and the day dream. The night buzz allows the crowds to disconnect, escape from reality and discover their alter-egos. While the day dream attracts the music-connoisseurs, the dedicated ravers, the builders and the dreamers. Photographing the night buzz makes me question, what are the silhouettes I capture looking for? A silhouette allows people to use their own memories and imagination to fill in this human-figured shape, encouraging their own individual reflections."
The journey of a silhouette investigates: What is it that one is searching for during their time in Horst Club, in nightlife in general, or even in their personal lives? Noticing the very things I have discovered in my own community which comes alive during the day dream.
Lithuanian born and Brussels based photographer Kristina Railaitė spent 24 hours in Horst Club, assembling a (no)photo essay.
"Horst Club consists of two worlds. The night buzz and the day dream. The night buzz allows the crowds to disconnect, escape from reality and discover their alter-egos. While the day dream attracts the music-connoisseurs, the dedicated ravers, the builders and the dreamers. Photographing the night buzz makes me question, what are the silhouettes I capture looking for? A silhouette allows people to use their own memories and imagination to fill in this human-figured shape, encouraging their own individual reflections."
The journey of a silhouette investigates: What is it that one is searching for during their time in Horst Club, in nightlife in general, or even in their personal lives? Noticing the very things I have discovered in my own community which comes alive during the day dream.
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What are they searching for? Something that's been lost? Or to be found? A funny time?
Forgetting the past year? Or a borderless start of the new year?
Eventually discovering... Self-reflections, the inner light, soul-touching tracks, and a lost track of time
A community, a sense of belonging
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“What’s so amazing about dance floors is bringing together all of these people that are different, but you have this one shared interest, which is that you want to be in this moment in time together.”
“When I go party, one thing that bothers me is that performance is often seen as something just to spice up the night. I always imagine what if performance is an integral part of the party.”
“It’s really nice if a club night can be different things. It can be dancing, it can be talking, it can be resistance, getting out of your comfort zone. It’s almost like a Gesamtkunstwerk”.
“The idea was to find a language throughout space or some kind of movement that can give the club a feeling of passing of time. It’s not as static as a place."
"I think one of the first things we decided to do is to come dancing here and to feel what's going on, what works very well, what could be better, what have we learned from it, but how can it also be different?"
"Party spaces can be overwhelming. I’ve often experienced being at a club and sitting on the cold concrete floor with everyone else."
"The perfect club is when you have the best people inside, a diverse dance floor where people feel represented.”
“Care is the most important expression of community: making sure everyone feels comfortable, trusted and supported among like-minded people.”
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