Sweat. It reminds me of the softness of your skin
Tick-tock, tick-tock, the clock says; the pointy feeling of an imminent separation
Floating in the vacuum-packed privacy of a bedroom; your smell on my pillow tastes like the memories of our sleepless nights
Do you remember when I kissed you last?
The warmth of a snug, and the words we whispered in each other’s ears fading into the night like a light laughter
Placing myself in your childhood memories encapsulated in a holiday mobile home by the beach
Wind and fire, a night spent listening to the sound of a stormy sea
Fragments: The Long-Distance Lovers
2013 - 2019
What is it like to be in a relationship and be constantly separated from your lover?
Fragments is a long-term black and white series in which I explore how it feels to be together and apart as lovers in a long-distance relationship. The long waits, the longing to be reunited, the special moments along with the anxiety of an imminent separation. Moving across four countries, Fragments is a story of a chase, a love letter slowly unfolding across the sea.
Facing up to the challenges related to having a long-distance relationship over an extended period of time, I wanted to channel my thoughts and energy into something tangible. A private person by nature, I counter-intuitively ventured into depicting my feelings while processing them. By doing that, I wanted to slow down and take the time to look at, reflect on and reveal what closeness means to me, while exploring the tension between absence and presence.
I met John in London. We fell in love during a warm summer. Friends, dinners, parties and walks in the park. Time did not constrain us back then, we were floating peacefully in a never-ending ‘today’. When I moved to New York City, our time together started to become precious and intensified and this visual journey began.
Three cities, four countries, two continents. The starting point in London then New York - my adopted home, Dublin - John’s homeland in Ireland and Italy, where I grew up. These are the emotional landscapes of a tale of love and trust, friendship, separation and reunion.
The project is created with a 35mm analogue camera and accompanied by text in the form of short form poetry.