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STAR
My mother's illness and death are still fresh in my mind, like dark shadows.
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Through the camera lens, I have tried to capture the complexities of the duel, the emptiness left by its absence and the small lights of hope that still shine in the dark. Each photograph in this series is like a silent echo of my own story, a window to my grief, to my inner emptiness. In each image, the figure of my mother appears fleetingly, like a whisper in the wind, reminding me of her eternal presence in me and her absence that leaves a palpable emptiness, an inner nothingness, a deep loss, which sometimes seems to overwhelm me completely.
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Going through that darkness is a challenge that requires courage, a courage that I didn't know I possessed. This courage, brought with it a dissociation between reality and my longings that I often left lost in a sea of contradictory emotions. However, through photography, I have found a way to give voice to my deepest feelings, to question the viewer and share my journey of sanction.
I wanted to hold on to my mother's eternal memories, but the reality of her death seemed to deny everything. However, in the midst of desolation, I discovered a glow of hope, a desire to find comfort in shared memories. The stars tittling in the shadows become a symbol of hope, reminding me that even in the deepest darkness, there is always a light in the way.
Through this photographic series, I seek to find meaning in loss, transforming pain into art and sharing my story with the world.
In the silence of the interiority of my being, I found a refuge where my mother's memories endure. I realized that she will never disappear completely, that her love and her presence continue alive. They remind me that, even if she is no longer physically, her legacy of love and kindness will continue to live eternally in me through the memories and moments captured by the lens of my camera that continue to illuminate my path, like stars that shone in the darkest night, as a reminder that, even in the deepest darkness, there is always a light that guides us forward.
