House
What is a house? A building for human habitation, a roof over one's head.
Does a house become a home through its people? An intimate relationship between a person and the walls that surround them, a haven. What happens when those people leave? Does their imprint still remain in the bricks and mortar?
'House' 2017 - 1930's photograph and digital image. Part of 'The Memories Series'
The original photograph in this image was taken at some point in the early 1930's. The house in the photograph still remains, but the street looks very different now and the house has been modified. As people move on places develop and change.
What place do you call home? Do you have an emotional bond with your house, or are you ready to move to the next place?
I don't have an emotional attachment to my house now but I do have an emotional attachment to the house I grew up in.
I think my fondness for retro furniture has a lot to do with my childhood.
Real things become an unusual art by you @opheliafu
I have a fascination with the 'ordinary'!
as usual, your artwork is very interesting! Thanks for share it with us ^_^
Thank you @silviabeneforti, it is always a pleasure to share!
Beautiful work lady @opheliafu, I love your words and your point of view and I share with her, the house goes beyond material, there are stories, happy times and sometimes sad, but it is the best thing that can happen to a Human being, thank you for this wonderful post.
Yes you are right @jlufer, a home is about more than the materials it is made from.
Thanks for more art images based in memory of the past. It's amazing how visual images of place from years back still elicit such strong emotions. I have such strong memories of place and those within, from growing up.
I made the mistake of again going by Mother's house a few years back, and it had been decimated by the new owners. Wish I hadn't seen it, but then, as you say, the times shared and people w/in the home, not the house, are what are the true remembrances to keep and what is truly important. Thanks for sharing your art and history.
Yes, when a memory is so strong in your mind it can be challenging to see the reality of change. It does bring about many questions. Is it good to revisit these special places, or should we purely maintain them in our minds in the way that we remember them?
It would be hard, if not impossible to diminish much of the memories, but it sure doesn't help. If to do over, I would probably not have gone by. But that pesky hindsight has always been 20/20...
Nice article, thanks for sharing @opheliafu
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We moved a lot when I was a kid, 6 years was the most we stayed at one place. I guess there is like a collage of little pieces of homes from there but not a one place I could go to. I've stayed in my current apartment for 10 years which is the longest I've ever been in one spot, still wouldn't call it home, I think.
I think it's really interesting that you don't see it as home- maybe something to do with moving so much as a child?
That's one thing for sure, along with other stuff back then. There is a commitment with the home status I haven't gotten to yet. I moved here for the studies and been looking to continue them elsewhere, but still waiting for that chance. Interesting theme.
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