11.17am
The series 11.17am is built on the loss of my mother to lung cancer.
At 11.17am on the 17th February 2009 my mother lost her very short fight with cancer. Diagnosed on the 21st January 2009 with the disease, which had spread, the prognosis was devastating. This actively fit 46 year old women with no previous symptoms apart from sudden paralysing back pain was given the news. '4-6 months depending on treatment' they said, 27 days later she was gone, taken too soon, such an amazing and inspirational women passed away.
My mum was my best friend, not a day went by that I didn't see or speak to her. I thought my life had ended. How could this happen? Why did it happen? Who will I turn too? She was the only one who could comfort me. The pain that was felt has never gone away. Days never pass where I don't think about her. The vivid dreams that you have with her just being there are cherished, but your heart breaks when the realisation occurs, you wake and grieve again.
I decided to put my emotions into this series dedicated to my mum. Each image produced will reflect on an emotion that I felt during the hardest time in my life. The identity of the person will never be seen allowing the viewer to relate to the image on a more personal level. Below is the first of the images and hopefully the series will be complete by the end of the summer. Watch this space, but for now I leave you with
'Solus'.
At 11.17am on the 17th February 2009 my mother lost her very short fight with cancer. Diagnosed on the 21st January 2009 with the disease, which had spread, the prognosis was devastating. This actively fit 46 year old women with no previous symptoms apart from sudden paralysing back pain was given the news. '4-6 months depending on treatment' they said, 27 days later she was gone, taken too soon, such an amazing and inspirational women passed away.
My mum was my best friend, not a day went by that I didn't see or speak to her. I thought my life had ended. How could this happen? Why did it happen? Who will I turn too? She was the only one who could comfort me. The pain that was felt has never gone away. Days never pass where I don't think about her. The vivid dreams that you have with her just being there are cherished, but your heart breaks when the realisation occurs, you wake and grieve again.
I decided to put my emotions into this series dedicated to my mum. Each image produced will reflect on an emotion that I felt during the hardest time in my life. The identity of the person will never be seen allowing the viewer to relate to the image on a more personal level. Below is the first of the images and hopefully the series will be complete by the end of the summer. Watch this space, but for now I leave you with
'Solus'.