Those Known To Me

Faded photos and stories of old

I walk in their shadows

But I don’t know

Know their laugh

Know their voice

Know the way they rejoice

I want to know

All these things

For

These are those known to me

Those Known To Me is a series that explores family members only known to me by stories told. With the use of digital collage and cyanotypes, I learned about these relatives. The materials used for the cyanotypes are from the area in which these relatives lived and worked. Bricks from a chimney from the street where they lived to fabric that represents the mill where they worked. Cardinals scattered throughout symbolize passed loved ones, checking in on those they left behind.

Even those they didn’t know.

Like me.