Inherited Narratives

I Wish We Had More began as a reflection on my relationship with my father and sisters, but became the starting point for Inherited Narratives. Growing up, much of my relationship with my family existed across distance — different states, phone calls, occasional visits, and brief periods of closeness. This image is one of the few photographs I have of my father, my sister, and me together.

The background comes from one of my pre-K school photographs, representing childhood innocence and a time I had no choice in the family circumstances I was given. By combining these two memories, I began thinking about the difference between the family we inherit and the relationships we actually experience. The title speaks to the longing beneath the image: I wish we had more time, more memories, and more of each other.