I mentioned two products produced by Morrissey, the first being 'Seven Years'. The name represents the age gap between her and her sister. In the images Morrissey and her sister reconstruct a family album to which most of us can relate. The pictures are very generic and she made sure all the clothes and props reflected the eighties period which allows us to again look back and relate to our own family album's which were created in the past. There is nothing special about the actual images however it is the concept behind them which struck me. Below I have published some of the images from the 'Seven Years' project.
I find the images somewhat demeening to the family album in one respect because of how so many people can relate to the constructed images and how fake they all must be as we all pose infront of the camera. In a lot of th eimages however, unlike in most family albums Morrissey and her sister are not smiling and that is to concentrate on their body language and recognise the tension within the relationship on display.
The other project was called 'Front'. Through this project Morrissey went to beaches and spoke to families asking to take the place of a female within their unit. In most cases the mother figure. She would also ask to wear her clothing and pose with the family as if she were them. I found this whole concept intriguing, she is observing beaches, relationships and identity.
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