Right here, Right now by Deion Squires-Rouse

Initially, my intent with this project was to visually map my mother, our relationship and the spaces we share. This work was to be used as a means of documenting our time in isolation, a way to capture a unique period in our shared timeline, but, in the process, I was reminded that our lives, individually and in the context of each other, are complex and multifaceted, as all lives are. In the corners of our home are pieces of us and our history; waypoints in the shape of paraphernalia. I tracked and traced the quotidian interactions we have with these spaces and objects, as well as with each other, to build a complete guide to us, as we are right now. More than just a logbook or a study though, I wanted this project to be a celebration of us and the love we share. A recent loss in the family triggered a fixation, in my mother, on the leftovers and how strongly she wishes she had more. As a consequence it became an indulgence; she was awarded the comfort of immortalization, and I will have a way to remember (hopefully far in the future).