Odette England

Odette England made this series of images in 2012 this one is entitled Dad #4 (left foot) from a series called Thrice upon a time . The title might give you and indication as to how they were made. Odette grew upon a diary farm in Australia which her parents were forced to sell in 1989. In 2005 she revised the farm and took photographs of places her parents had photographed her and places which were significant to her. In 2010 her parents visited the farm every month, on each occation they wore the negatives from 2005 on there feet, the results can be seen at http://www.odetteengland.com/category/image-galleries/projects/thrice-upon-time The passage of time and feeling that evokes are not always easily expressed; especially in photography which can appear to be very immediate. I know we all look at images of ourselves and our history but somehow this is more nostalgic rather than thoughtful. Odette Englands photographs remind us that our history is not always easily explained or understood by ourselves or others and that sometimes the only way of expressing this is in a physical way.