squatters

photography exhibit

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cary arts center

main gallery

july 28 2017 - august 20 2017    

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squatters

 

squatters don't pay rent.

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they leave the space like rock stars leave hotel rooms.

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despite the untethering that occurs once we cut the power and they exit the efficiency apartment, the connection a mother feels to her formal occupants is eternal.

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every time we button our mom jeans over the stretch marks and realize that we're keeping spandex in business, it's a reminder of our respective journeys.

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the "imperfections" are expressions of the gifts we received. the scars are the security deposit that we're fortunate enough to keep.

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this series is an illustration of this connection and preserving the sanctity of the aftermath.

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celebrating the squatters we love and the spaces they occupied.

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