A Foundation To Rest On
A Foundation To Rest On, is a series inspired by my previous photo series, Remnants of Home, where I took my father's rocking chair to all of his favorite places while he was permanently living at the nursing home. In this series I decided to use images from my father's childhood to create a second set of cushions for my father's chair.
My meaning behind this idea is that my father's childhood experiences and connections formed the foundation of the rest of his life. My father was quite the social butterfly, and always wanted to be friends with everyone he met which meant he grew up to have a lot of really strong and personal connections. He was also a great storyteller, and was constantly taking about things he has done or seen, and he was always so captivating while he did it. The images I was placing on the cushion were some of his proudest memories and accomplishments from when he was young, which I see as a lot of his foundation. This cushion series allows the viewer to have a visual representation of how my father's childhood went on to support him even to his last day here.
My meaning behind this idea is that my father's childhood experiences and connections formed the foundation of the rest of his life. My father was quite the social butterfly, and always wanted to be friends with everyone he met which meant he grew up to have a lot of really strong and personal connections. He was also a great storyteller, and was constantly taking about things he has done or seen, and he was always so captivating while he did it. The images I was placing on the cushion were some of his proudest memories and accomplishments from when he was young, which I see as a lot of his foundation. This cushion series allows the viewer to have a visual representation of how my father's childhood went on to support him even to his last day here.