I am interested in the experience of place. This series of photographs examine the domestic aspects of mine and my immediate family’s life, home, and travels. In making this work, some questions that run through my mind, include: What constitutes home? Is home a mental state or a physical place? Are we destined to be in a perpetual wanderlust physically? Mentally? And if so, what does this mean? The passing of a loved one has raised many of these questions. I have been using some of her personal possessions, in addition to found objects, as memento moris (latin for “remember you are mortal). “Shui” was an avid bird watcher and naturalist. These photograph are made in her honor and legacy.
Dennis DeHart, Pigment Print, 16"x20," Printed on 17"x20" Photo Rag, 2008
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