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photo series | every house i’ve ever lived in
2023
35mm film, A4 inkjet prints (compressed for website)
VCA GRAD SHOW (2023)
this is a series of 12 in chronological order. lately (2023), after a breakup, i’d been thinking about why i hadn’t felt any sense of home in my life. the idea of “home” is disconnect, instability, and something i’m always searching for.
so
i think back to my childhood for a reason or answer.
i grew up moving around almost every 2 years.
before i even had a chance to feel at home i’d be moved out; eventually i always expected us to move.
i’d always thought this was advantageous - it made me good with change. but now i feel like im fundamentally lacking something. the idea of settling in an environment doesn’t make sense to my brain. there’s an emptiness/loneliness that comes about when i think of staying in one place.
i only have 1 memory being an infant in this one
was meant to be *the* childhood home
lived in someone’s garage for a while
realised how emotionally distant my mom is
rented out the top half of this duplex. same person still lives here, my mom wanted to hide when we took the photo for this series
this is my cousin’s house - i got kicked out and had to live here for 2 months
moved out 1 month before i turned 19. had a crazy roommate. lessons learned.
moved in with partner then got dumped a week later.
Brunswick Street Gallery, Place(s) Called Home, 2023