Ruth

Paraty Em Foco
Jul 23, 2017 · 2 min read

ESSAY by Felipe Aja Espil, Preselected

This work is about Ruth. My mother.

I know she was born 13th of may of 1929. The next thing we know is through a photograph taken in 1949. There is a blank of twenty years.

Where did she live, who took care of her, who were her friends, her boy-friends. I wonder why I started the search so late.

I had always been deceived by her stories, and when I wanted to know, her illness wouldn’t let me.

There were moments when I wrongly felt she was coming back to me, Taking photos of her was the only thing left for me to do.

During her last 5 years I visited and took photos of her. Now I search some meaning in those images.

I also found her letters which we read together but did not understand.
This work is about a story she never told me, even though it ́s in black and white.

Página dedicada à divulgação dos trabalhos selecionados na Convocatória Portfólio em Foco 2017, realizada pelo Festival Paraty em Foco

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