You can be the Dad

'You can be the Dad' is a photographic exploration into my upbringing as a child of a young single mother, and how I became a parental figure in my sisters life, who was born 10 years after me.

‘You can be the Dad’ is an exploration into the role of a mother, particularly the ways in which I feel maternal towards my younger sister, and how motherhood is something that is fluid within my household. It delves into the role of a caregiver, and what happens when the carer constructs a situation in which they become the cared for. It highlights the strength that lies within female dominated households as they fuse together in the absence of a man. I have been utilising this time photographing my sister to relive moments of childhood I feel I have lost, as I see myself in the young woman she is becoming.