The most beautiful memory. Recollecting my father

When I was a child my father told me that there was a treasure hidden by dwarfs somewhere in our home, an old country estate that had during his childhood and youth harboured a cinema named The Unicorn, a ballroom, a tavern, a farm and a family. The world he showed me was magic, limitless and full of adventures. Objects could be magic and I knew that if I just believed it hard enough I could fly.

I was 8 years old when my father died after a long illness. Since then I have always wanted to reconnect with him. Discovering boxes of his diapositives many years later inspired me to use them, together with my own images, and along text fragments from his diaries to narrate the story of my childhood memories and to honour the lasting bond that I share with my father.

Extended project and book dummy available upon request. This project was supported by LFI (Leica Fotografie International), VG Bild-Kunst and the Cultural Ministry of the Federal State of Rhineland Palatinate, edited by Régina Monfort. It was exhibited from May to July 2023 at LANGER. Space for Photography in Mannheim, Germany.