"We say that photographs 'immortalize', and yet they do the very opposite. Every photograph razes us on our ephemeral temporality by forcing us to contemplate a moment —an unrepeatable fragment of existence —that once was and never again will be.”
-Maria Popova, Figuring
"A Life Long Ago in Reno", 120mm
"Rootbeer Eyes" expresses an intimate and embodied interpretation of personal memory, the passage of time, and the human condition. Using 120mm film, Cebe Loomis creates imagery inspired by specific childhood memories. By resurrecting these shards of stories-fragments of recollection- Loomis explores how the splintered nature of memory has affected her understanding of belonging and the narrative of "home." She revisits these memories— delves inside, interprets, reconstructs, and moves forward. Each image speaks to a version of her past self and, in its retelling, works to imagine new versions of herself that welcome the ambiguity of belonging and the ever-changing nature of “home."
"Down Grass Slides", 120mm
"Brother and Babe", 120mm
"Grapes Hang Low in the Summertime", 120mm
"Close the Blinds", 120mm
"Fishbones on the Telephone Pole", 120mm
"A Life Long Ago in Skoura", 120mm
"Afternoons Under the Laundry", 120mm
"Have a Faerie Nice Day", 120mm
"Don’t Forget the Pony", 120mm
