re:posed, the life of Elsa

re:posed is a personal and intimate work about my grand mother, Elsa. Born in Venice in 1913 and died in her city in 2011 at 97. This work is big portrait of her, a collage of pictures of her home made by me after her death...mixed with analogic photos of her life.

© BARBARA ZANON - Elsa, my grandmother at 97, shown me a picture of her when she was young. (this is the only picture wihtout collage)
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Elsa, my grandmother at 97, shown me a picture of her when she was young. (this is the only picture wihtout collage)

© BARBARA ZANON - Elsa around 1915.
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Elsa around 1915.

© BARBARA ZANON - Elsa with her father in the 1914
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Elsa with her father in the 1914

© BARBARA ZANON - Elsa around 1923
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Elsa around 1923

© BARBARA ZANON - Elsa and her husband, Ugo . 1940
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Elsa and her husband, Ugo . 1940

© BARBARA ZANON - Elsa, Ugo and the two girls around 1950
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Elsa, Ugo and the two girls around 1950

© BARBARA ZANON - Elsa, widow around 1960
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Elsa, widow around 1960

© BARBARA ZANON - her flowers in her home. 1980
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her flowers in her home. 1980

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