Leyla Godfrey

Leyla Godfrey

Leyla Godfrey

Canada

Canada

Canada

Series: Four Walls With No Entrance

Series: Four Walls With No Entrance

Series: Four Walls With No Entrance

How long does a secret need to be kept secret? When will you forget that it is a secret?
 Shown as a collection of analog photographs and handwritten notes, Four Walls With No Entrance explores the relationship I have with my grandmother. We have lived in the same house my entire life, but this project grew out of an eagerness to know about the parts of her past that she has kept secret. Incorporating themes of womanhood, the desire to communicate and the desire to withhold, this project seeks to document the process of connecting and closeness.

Mid morning partially exposed
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In my room
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Whisper / back of my head
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In the backyard / looking at construction workers
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In the backyard / looking at me
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After the party
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Giving me advice in my room
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Look at me
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