The most recent photo project was one that I struggled with most of the time I was working on it. Typically, I am drawn to landscapes and (occasionally) portraits. Still Life, however, has never interested me whether it is in my own work or in others. I eventually came to a body of work that I am happy with as a result of a conversation with my mom. This last month, she has been slowly recovering from a very difficult and painful hip surgery to correct a problem she has had since birth. My once-active mom now has to re-learn how to walk and it has not been easy. On the last day before my Still Life project was due, we were having a conversation and I complained about how lost I felt with trying to photograph Still Life. My mom then said, jokingly, "Still Life? Well, then photograph me!".
That statement was the inspiration for this collection of photographs. I decided to photograph areas of my home that show the impact that my mom has on that space. In some, like of the lace curtain windows and the hospital bed, you see the parts of our home that my mom feels currently confined to. In other pictures, you see the neglect of the spaces in my home where my mom is currently incapable of continuing her countless home projects. Those areas sit abandoned and waiting, much like my family is, for her to recover back to full health and strength so that our home can go back to normal.
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