“I want my photographs to tell stories that come from moments of life, like a still from an old movie,” writes Heather Evans Smith, a North Carolina photo-based artist inter- ested in themes of family, loss, memory, motherhood and womanhood. The Blue series surveys the colour’s long-held association with melancholy and sadness. Here, beauty and discomfort come face-to-face: rich fabrics enshroud figures, bouquets become suf- focating and subjects are encased in fishbowls. Elsewhere, blue pills and butterfly wings cascade from dustpans, and scissors cut through carpet. “Some say my dad’s death was the spark that ignited my depression, but this feeling has been brewing for a while,” Evans Smith continues. “I started to notice a sadness creep in a few years into my 40s … These images evoke this period in my life and how it affects those around me. I am stripping down, taking stock, and finding a new place amongst the loss.” heatherevanssmith.com
Heather Evans Smith, from Blue. Images courtesy of the artist.
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