D-Jai Kosiyabong
Evidence 1
I found myself obsessively trying to photograph every single action that my grandmother made - collecting pieces of her to store and keep. Perhaps, this is how the project began - my need to control something in order to not be constantly reminded of the regression of my grandmother’s health. I was drawn to moments where her presence was tiptoeing the line between being latent and being present. The moments are fleeting but grounded within the world it was made in - something imaginary.
I create letters in my head about what I would write to her and what I would say to her during our last goodbye. These letters never seemed to be fully-formed or physically made because of my inability to come to terms with the reality of the situation. These photographs are placeholders of what I would like to say - the conversations that I would like to dictate between myself and her.
One day I will have the courage to write these letters but for now I present these, with love.