(L) Kipp Price sits at his kitchen table and talks to his wife, Leslie, on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 at their home in Kansas City, Ks. (R) Flowers bloom on a tree in the spring of 2022 in northeast Kansas, shot on Ektar 100 35mm film.
(L) Leslie Price sits for a portrait on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 at her and her husband's home in Kansas City, Ks. (R) Waves break on the shore in the Gulf of Mexico in the summer of 2022, shot on Porta 800 35mm film.
(L) Gene Swabby goes to talk while having his portrait taken on Thanksgiving Day 2022 outside my childhood home in Montrose, Mo. (R) Archival image of Gene Swabby, taken in the early 1940's but is undated.
(L) Kipp Price sits at his kitchen table and talks to his wife, Leslie, on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 at their home in Kansas City, Ks. (R) Flowers bloom on a tree in the spring of 2022 in northeast Kansas, shot on Ektar 100 35mm film.
Memory; Lost and Found
This project explores the relationship between those living with memory issues such as dementia or Alzheimer's, and their caregivers. This series of nine images introduces viewers to three couples; Kipp and Leslie Price, Dwain and Mary Dewey, and Gene and Doriene Swabby. Kipp and Dwain both are participants at the Deeper Window organization in Leavenworth, Ks. With Deeper Window, the pair is able to travel somewhere in the area on Tuesdays and get together as a group on Thursdays. These opportunities allow for community among participants, all of who have dementia or Alzheimer's. It also provides respite care for caregivers and spouses.
Gene and Doriene Swabby are my grandparents. In recent years, there has been more challenges thrown their way, but with over 60 years of marriage, the pair still lives independently. Grandpa Swabby was the source of inspiration for this project, as I have spent the last several years taking photos, writing down stories of his life that he tells, and digitizing old family photographs.