Where we Once were - 2023
"Where We Once Were" is a photographic black and white diptych of the continuous growth between my sister and I as we continue to experience life apart now from one another. Throughout our childhood, endless beaches in the hot summer days collecting and examining sea life with our grandmother was our playground. These times are often reminisced on as we have moved on with greater anxieties and responsibilities. The two images were taken on 4x5 black and white film as a testament to our collective upbringing and the time it holds. The piece is presented as a diptych because we are no longer within physical proximity to one another as often. The images are composed with both our hands and our collections of shells from our childhood beach in Pictou, Nova Scotia. We hold the core memories of our childhood close as to when life was much simpler.