My mom died when I was age 18. She was 42. I’m 43, which means I am now older than she ever was. I began making this work, which I call Mom & Me as way to feel a sense of connection with her and also to address the grief that comes with not having her in my adult life. I've taken old photos of her from family albums and using a double exposure, place myself into the photo, so that I can share space with her as an adult. These images allow for an imagined fantasy where I am able to interact with her in my everyday life, sharing moments of connection.

In addition to the still images, a very important part of this work is that by using stop motion, I’ve created moving images where I have the opportunity to interact with my mom and really have the sense of sharing a living moment together. Each moving image is paired with an original musical soundtrack, which I composed and recorded on violin. 

Prints to be printed at 11x14 or larger. Video files would be presented as a screen or projection with headphones.