Letter To My Mother. Branislav Jankic
Jankic Branislav
Silvana Editoriale
English Text.
Cinisello Balsamo, 2016; clothbound, pp. 190, 192 b/w ill., cm 24x30.
(Fotografia).
series: Fotografia
ISBN: 88-366-3295-5 - EAN13: 9788836632954
Subject: Collections,Photography
Period: 1960- Contemporary Period
Places: Europe
Languages:
Weight: 1.48 kg
I have found women in different ages and social background.
Some of them were alcoholics, some of them heroin addicts. In themidst of their addictionsmany of themhad disconnected from their children completely. In many cases destroying their childhood.
I photographed each mother alone and then I photographed them together with their children. I asked each mother to write a letter to her child and if the child was old enough I asked him too to write a letter to his mother. Many of them were seeking forgiveness. The whole process brought so many tears and revelations.
My mother died in May 2014.
She left a letter for me and my brother, but I never had the guts to give her my letter.
This book is for a mother and for a child. It's a reminder to all of us to never forget that mother is the most sacred deity in life." Branislav Jankic