WHAT NOW? (WORKING TITLE)

THIS IS A PERSONAL PROJECT THAT HAS TAKEN SHAPE OF A BITTERSWEET AND PLAYFUL DOCUMENTATION OF MY BREAK-UP WITH A LONG-TERM PARTNER OF 8 YEARS (between the ages of 19-27). THE SERIES HAS THEMES OF SELF REFLECTION, FEMALE COMING-OF-AGE & EMOTIONAL NOSTALGIA

THIS IS A PERSONAL PROJECT THAT I UNINTENTIONALLY BEGAN LAST YEAR, WHICH HAS NOW TAKEN SHAPE OF A BITTERSWEET AND PLAYFUL DOCUMENTATION OF MY BREAK-UP WITH A LONG-TERM PARTNER OF 8 YEARS (between the ages of 19-27). THE SERIES HAS THEMES OF SELF REFLECTION, SELF DISCOVERY, FEMALE COMING-OF-AGE AND EMOTIONAL NOSTALGIA.

DURING THIS YEAR-LONG PERIOD I TURNED MY LENS TO MY CHANGING SURROUNDINGS, FAMILIAR SPACES WHICH SUDDENLY BECAME STRANGE AND EMPTY. USING MY CAMERA IN A DIFFERENT WAY TO EXPRESS MY EMOTIONS AT THAT TIME (which were very turbulent) AND FIGURE OUT WHO I WAS WITHOUT THIS PERSON ID SPENT MOST OF MY TWENTIES WITH. I HAD A MORTGAGE, DOG, CAR AND SHARED FRIENDSHIPS WITH THIS PERSON SO I WAS REPEATEDLY ASKING MYSELF "WHAT NOW?".

IN THE SERIES YOU CAN SEE A VERY 'REAL' APPROACH OF CAPTURING TYPICAL SCENES OF A BREAKUP - SADNESS, SOLITUDE, HEARTACHE, RECKLESSNESS, ONE NIGHT STANDS, RECONNECTING WITH FAMILY, FRIENDSHIPS, NOTICING LOVE EVERYWHERE I TURNED, COMPARING MYSELF TO OTHER WOMEN, SELF LOVE, REMINISCENCE OF A PAST LIFE AND SIGNS OF A NEW ONE BEGINNING TO FORM. 

THERE ARE OVER 100+ IMAGES IN THE SERIES AND ARE A MIX OF ANALOGUE, DIGITAL, IPHONE IMAGERY AND SCANS OF PHYSICAL ITEMS - WHICH ALL TIES TOGETHER TO CREATE ONE BODY OF WORK WHICH I HOPE TO DISPLAY IN THE FORM OF A BOOK AND HOPEFULLY EXHIBIT.