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“Choose two things that are similar and or different.
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In the days following the miscarriage of my first child, my social media feeds were inundated with ultrasound photos of perfect little shrimp-like creatures with beating hearts. I grieved for my baby and the post I was planning to share on Facebook when we hit 12 weeks. When the time came for the 12-week ultrasound for our next baby, I was barely breathing, scared to death of hearing silence again. That night, I made the perfect Facebook post, sharing an ultrasound image of my perfect, growing baby girl—never mentioning our first child or the crippling fear of losing another.
A year later as I pace the living room ferociously bouncing and blaring white noise to sooth my screaming infant, I'm contemplating my next Facebook post. I'll hold my phone in front of her face for half an hour to catch a rare smile and pair it with the perfect quote in hopes of making everyone (including me,) sigh at how perfect my life is.
Home vs. Home is a social media driven exhibition that takes a deeper look into domesticity and how we present our lives to our social circles. The project will be based online, using Facebook and Instagram to invite parents to share both honest images of their lives at home and the staged images depicting our lives as we normally present them to the public. Ideally, the honest images will represent a range of themes such as empty bellies that were once carrying a baby, stretch marks and the toll pregnancy takes on bodies and minds, nighttime feedings and tantrums, and the physical and emotional exhaustion parents undergo in contrast to the pristine homes and smiling children submitted alongside them.
By initiating honest dialogue, we can begin to reshape the romanticized notions of starting a family created by the false representations we most often share, shedding light on real issues parents are facing: infertility and loss, postpartum depression and isolation, gender inequality, and unrealistic expectations. It is my hope that through increased awareness and community engagement, Home vs. Home will be a catalyst for new ideas to address these needs.
There are two ways to submit images. The first way is to upload your photo(s) to Facebook or Instagram and use #homeasis in the caption. You can also email me directly at kimberlylovvorn@gmail.com.
If your profile is private, be sure to tag @kimlovvornart or email your photos in addition to your post. Otherwise, they won't show up on the public hashtag page, and I won't know you participated.
Yes. I'm not expecting professional quality photographs.
Absolutely
Your images will be used in a digital collage. They may be also used to help promote the project.
If you would like your name listed as a contributer, you can add it in the caption or let me know via email. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, shoot me an email to let me know.
