Remnants is a continuation of the series “Routine”. It is a series of photographs documenting the belongings left behind by my grandfather. Many of them are everyday objects that we have shared together, are used to and have thus taken their presence for granted while others are his personal belongings with a hint of nostalgia. The process of creating this series allowed me to reflect on how we gradually take things for granted and assume that a person is going to there as long as we need them to be until he or she really leaves us. It reminds us of the importance of appreciating them before they are gone forever.
The series consist of his photos, tracing his youth, carefully placed in between pictures of his belongings. I hope to bring out his character and snippets of his life through such a placement while reminiscing the joyful times we once had together.
Additional photos that were not used eventually: