Another point to note is that I contacted my brother (the subject of the work) late last week. As i'd written the introduction/closing section about him, it was only fair that he read through it and rubber stamp what i'd said about him. The sections detail his personal struggles so I was expecting to have the pieces heavily censored and in need of re-writing. When I spoke to Matt last night I was really pleased that not only was he fine with what i'd written, he genuinely liked it and thought it was good.
I take great heart that he was positive about the written pieces as it isn't everyday parts of his life are there to see, printed in black and white. Basically i'd tried to be to the point and non-judgemental, in the spirit of a documentary photography piece.
The written pieces are too long to cut and paste on here so you'll either have to come to the exhibition to read them, or buy a copy of the finalised book! More images that made the final book are given below. The images have been edited in accordance to what has been displayed on a colour calibrated screen, if they are viewed on different screens i'm not sure how they'll appear. You'll have to trust that the colour is accurate.
A starfish sits on a ceramic-drawered chest purchased by mum from Barcelona. Once used to save her spare change
Sunlight streams over jewellery once worn by mum. Matthew has made a start in organising the pieces
Cream leather sofa donated by a friend's mother. Matthew reads in preparation for a foundation science course here
Matthew's calculator and organiser lie used ontop of a pile of books and papers. One about early inventions is visible
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