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Prince of Wales Bridge, M4
A significant landmark which I cross to visit my cousin. Opened in 1996, it is what divides and unites us. She is Welsh and I am English.
This is Leigh, the grieving mother.
Caturing the tears, the subject was talking about her daugter. Tears flow freely.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Framed photographs of Leigh's daughter, Becca
Framed images of her daughter, Rebcca Evans, Becca to her family, Bex to her mother and close friends. She died aged 28 of COVID19.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Isolation and loneliness
Mirrored reflection of her feelings. In lockdown, there are visitors to offer comfort. The reflection also mirrors Norwegian Expressionist artist Edvard Munch's Scream in 1893. Expressing uncertainity and anxiety.
Becca's diary
The irony of the front cover and the relation of what a New Year brings, 2020 was Becca's last year.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Becca's last entries.
She contract Weals disease from falling in flood waters and could barely see out of her eye, hence the opticians appointment. Then admitted to hospital whereby she caught COVID19 and died.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
The sofa is her refuge.
Leigh sitting on the sofa accompanied by her dogs. She tries to sleep on the sofa but her mind does not shut down. She eats whilst on the sofa. It is a similar characteristics to depression and staring at the four walls. She doesn't tidy on this visit. She hasn't wanted too. Engulfed in grief being comforted by her dog and her daughters dog.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
This was Becca's jumper!
"Bex loved this jumper as it was lovely and soft". Something to hold dear, something to hug as it covered the cushion. Lack of physical affection, she resorts to improvisation.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Contents of handbag
Leigh needed support whilst looking into her daughter's handbag. This was the contents. Government guidelines on hand santisation did not help Becca "stay safe".
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Alone and reflecting back
Leigh suffers from survival syndrome, as she too escaped her flooded home as 3am. But she did not slip and fall into the infested water, Becca did.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
A captured moment of the the hours spent reflecting
Minutes pass into hours, days into weeks. The grieving process has no time limit or agenda.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Toothbrush
When inaminagte objects become prized possessions.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
The funeral floral display
Treasured possession, brings sadness, yet holds memories of Becca's life and her achievements, along with her dancing shoes and swimming medals.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Fixation stare
When we look at images, we bring those moments back to life. The occassions, the chatter, the before and after the frozen frame.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
The wall display
When photographs become lost in the floods, the beauty of social media is being able to download and print. These are not lost.
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Location: Gelli, Rhonda Valley, Wales
Leigh: The death of a child
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