Which Way the Wind Blows

Project statement
“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know”, Diane Arbus.
In the series “Which Way the Wind Blows”, straight embroidery stitches are hand-sewn directly on found photos.
On top of the main image subject, horizontal straight lines have been stitched, like they’re being blown by the wind, like a faded memory. This obscures the main object while perpetuating it at the same time.
The threads render the image as fuzzy and almost unrecognizable as distant memories.
The threads mimic the colours of the image below, creating an additional layer in time, hiding and revealing.
The images are photos of everyday life, for example; a photo taken in and next to a new car before going on vacation, and on a front yard next to a favourite toy.