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The shapes of living

The shapes of living
by Corcode Alexandra-iulia


I have shot this image in my grandmother’s house, in Romania. Since my grandfather’s death, she had tried to replace his existence with his personal objects and things that reminded her of the time when they were together, decorating the house with textiles, clothes, carpets made by her. At this moment she was wearing her traditional wedding clothes, holding hands with the wedding clothes of her dear husband. I wanted to show that my grandfather is living through the diverse objects and places with high sentimental importance for them, also being present in my grandmother’s dreams. During the shooting, looking at his clothes arranged on the bed, my grandmother said to me ’I feel like he is alive, with us’. My grandfather is not dead for her, he has just taken diverse shapes to be present everywhere and his presence to be felt.