Darling Friends, How is summer treating you ? Summer, yes this is it !!!
I’d like to share that I have finally published an A5 zine called My Mum’s Nighties.
This publication is a short reflection on the belongings in my mum’s flat the week she died, it made me question the importance of the items we leave behind.
When I received the phone call that my mum had died suddenly, we rushed to the hospital. I took photos along the way from Brighton to London and then more photos in my mum’s flat with no plan of what I’d do with these images.
Here are a few photos from that day that are not in the zine but show a section of the day….. the day I can hardly remember. We had to act fast to move everything out of the flat because new tenants were already waiting to occupy it !
I want to say thank you to you for being with me on this journey, graciously giving me your time and love.
I’ve learned that many of you have also been inspired to create photos of your parents homes at this poignant and sad confusing time, I am curious to why we do this, are we holding memories of the past, are we trying to remember the feeling of the shock when ‘it’ happened, are we recording our existence ? Even though I am sharing this I have to acknowledge that there is an uncomfortable feeling attached.
A reference to look at if this subject interests you is: https://rolandbarthes.org
“The camera creates images of death, time and memory; we see these elements in almost every photograph. There is always the passage of time, there is always memory, there is always death. Death, time and memory are interdependent; they are inseparable, they are the three sides of the triangle of existence. Time is death and memories are bound to time.” by Gary Kissiah
sending love to you today ….. moose
Available to buy in person for £10.00 from the wonderful Bookend at 61 St George’s Road Brighton, BN2 1EF United Kingdom https://www.jane-jeremy.co.uk/newsboard
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Thursday 11am – 5pm
Friday 11am – 5pm
Saturday 11am – 4pm
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Thanks for these moving images
“What a beautiful reflection of your Mum’s belongings. What a lovely thing to have done.I do remember your Mum very well and that she did love to wear her nighties”.
Thanks dearest Moosie.
Very thought provoking and moving.
Beautiful
Beautiful pictures ❤️
Thanks for sharing these – lovely words and beautiful photos. Lots of love Moo xx
thank you Meg, so glad you enjoyed this post 🙂 xx
Big congratulations for getting your Zine together with the beutiful images of your mums nighties, I look forward to seeing it. I’m going to go and get it from the bookshop to help support them too as there such a cool little shop.
Lots of love
Kt
They surely are a unique shop Katie I think you will find lots to enjoy in there, I feel like a kid in a sweetie shop when ever I go there.