Danielle Smelter

Abide

Yesterday I had the privilege to photograph the interior of a house that belonged to a widower of many years who recently passed on. I knew this man to say hello to although his English was limited. To walk through his home before it is demolished was touching and melancholy. I found myself building narratives about his final years and former life. In actuality the house is not currently as he left it as the contents have been picked over and the finer furniture and possessions removed. What is left paints a sad picture but the story is a construction…

This is a small preview of the some of the images.

Danielle Smelter, Abide (doorstep), 2016

Danielle Smelter, Abide, 2016.

Danielle Smelter, Abide, 2016.

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