My recent photographic series “The Days are Long”, examines the complex relationship between mother and daughter over generations in my family. The title comes from the parenting cliché, “The days are long, but the years are short”. Meant as advice for new parents, I heard or read some version of this phrase often after becoming a mom. The images center around my grandmother, mother, daughter, and myself. My family immigrated to the United States from Cuba and Lebanon in the 1970s. The women in my Cuban and Lebanese families have responsibilities that are intrinsic to their roles as mothers including providing, caregiving, and upholding traditions from their countries. Although our experiences have changed from generation to generation, the way these responsibilities have shaped our identity have remained.

Archival Inkjet Prints