it's my mum and dad, hence the title.
And here are my new refined (and verbose) research questions for my MFA -
In what ways are notions of identity influenced and altered by intimate and family relationships, by cultural background and relationship to other cultures (in particular the relationship and effect on Pakeha by
Maori), and how can these complex ideas of identity be explored using photography?
In what ways has (family) photography as a historical tool aided and influenced ideas of ‘self’ and how can this be explored through photographic montage and the use of layering to generate ideas of an accumulative ‘self’?
In what ways does (family) photography aid and influence the development of our understanding of who we are and how can photography be used to explore the notion of an accumulative/evolutional identity?
In what ways are notions of identity influenced through genealogy and how has this been aided by (family) photography?
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Not to add to your concepts on identity but wanted to share: I find this picture amazing in that both mum and dad are so obvious in this photo. It also brings into my mind how a concept I have been thinking about: that despite our genetics, we seem to somehow physically start to look like what we love. EG: owners and pets looking similar, people who identify with beauty become more beautiful, people with bitterness and hate become ugly - small changes in the way we hold ourselves, the muscles we use make us look like what we love of focus on - in this case two people who love each other deeply become literally one.
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