HEIRLOOMS
After my grandparents passed away, their former home became just an empty shell of their former life, filled with their possessions. The process of clearing it out has dragged on for over ten years due to indecision about what to do with the property. I grew up right next door, so I was able to watch it deteriorate. When a house is left to its own devices for so long, with no human intervention, it develops its own narratives. The objects that have lasted generations rearrange themselves, and the materials begin to become one again. The series was created shortly before the demolition. Today, the property is no longer owned by my family.
Location
Aumühle
Year
2018
HEIRLOOMS
After my grandparents passed away, their former home became just an empty shell of their former life, filled with their possessions. The process of clearing it out has dragged on for over ten years due to indecision about what to do with the property. I grew up right next door, so I was able to watch it deteriorate. When a house is left to its own devices for so long, with no human intervention, it develops its own narratives. The objects that have lasted generations rearrange themselves, and the materials begin to become one again. The series was created shortly before the demolition. Today, the property is no longer owned by my family.
Location
Aumühle
Year
2018
HEIRLOOMS
After my grandparents passed away, their former home became just an empty shell of their former life, filled with their possessions. The process of clearing it out has dragged on for over ten years due to indecision about what to do with the property. I grew up right next door, so I was able to watch it deteriorate. When a house is left to its own devices for so long, with no human intervention, it develops its own narratives. The objects that have lasted generations rearrange themselves, and the materials begin to become one again. The series was created shortly before the demolition. Today, the property is no longer owned by my family.
Location
Aumühle
Year
2018
Ich hoffe es geht euch auch gut.
2020 – 2021
There was fighting, celebrating, and loving. I investigated the past of my family to find the unexpected. It is an attempt to connect the familiar and the strange. The images help me construct a memory, but they only show a small section of a whole life that has ended. They are the contemporary witnesses that take on a new meaning, even years later.
The past is translated into the present: The longings of the people in the pictures are transformed into the longings of the viewers. It's not so much about what happened in my family, but to what extent the stories of everyone can be recognized in them. The question arises as to which records from personal archives will remain relevant.