Antithesis of a Revelation

Antithesis of a Revelation offers a cathartic examination of what it means to simultaneously grow together while drifting apart.

The house was ablaze, but I feared looking back. What if I too was a pillar of salt?

Antithesis of a Revelation wrestles with the cyclical nature of grief and a newfound understanding of family. Set against a leveled midwestern horizon, this work weaves together nearly a decade of lived reality with my own internal imaginings in an attempt to cope with my parents' separation, the death of my grandmothers, a global pandemic, and the loss of my childhood home.

For several years, my work pulled back—away from the specifics of my lived experiences and onto more universal topics. Resentment kept me from focusing on this now foreign domestic landscape. Still, I photographed. The resulting images are a collection of dissociative moments. My camera had become a form of armor. It took me outside of the present and allowed me to exist alongside my father, a cartographic tool for navigating our collective guilt.

A revelation is an unveiling of something unknown. Its antithesis is a conscious act of concealment—to deliberately hide or obscure information. Revelation also references the divine. From an early age, religious parables taught me to weave illustrative and awe-inspiring narratives. By intertwining the biblical stories of my youth with personal narratives and familial lore, Antithesis of a Revelation offers a cathartic examination of what it means to simultaneously grow together while drifting apart.