We are emotionally and culturally attached to the places we live in. Places are reminders of our childhood, former life, friends, and, family. Among all the places that we experience throughout our lives, home is more salient since we are attached to it as a symbol of our identity and a source of security.

These photos struggle to break away from the past and its memories, a duality that always remains within those who do not have a reliable point in the present.  Both series are based on the concept of place attachment which is activated retrospectively through the loss and the subsequent reminiscing and re-creating through the memory of a place that is taken.

The snapshot nature of the instant camera which separates a fraction of a second from the time sequence and converts it into an immediate visual memory assists me to tackle the sense of loss and leaving home by sharing the story of this relocation through the narrative nature of the photo album.