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Much of her photographic work consistently uses the 'series'. A sequence with specific context. Her work is often about memory, location and obsession.
September Song
This sequence form part of a larger one, taken between the diagnosis of her mother's ovarian cancer and her death, age 66. The images consist of photos of the interior of her house, and the landscapes reflecting the mood/turn of the year.
There's a particular darkness in these photographs, obviously reflecting the mood of the time. Although the mood of my planned sites aren't dark in my mind, they may perhaps be so now. I should perhaps think further into the mood these images will be reflecting, if any. They could indeed even be fictional if need be.
Doris
One life, one house in Britain. Released in the form of a book, containing 22 photographs of the wallpapers, textiles and textures found in the house. Family photographs are also included in the selection, along with texts by neighbours who knew Doris.
Although on their own, fairly bland, the worn wallpapers show age and transition from colourful liveliness to dreary and 'old', with its only physical change being slightly worn. Strange, how slight visual change can potentially signify much use. The images wouldn't work on their own, but together as a sequence these sort of visual work well and start to show a context.
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