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Jode’s Stories

home from a year’s sojourn with a welcome from friends who love italy
a hike in the tian shen celebrates twenty-seven years with ebrahim
images from the registon in samarkind illustrate a story of friendship and discovery
images of friends in an uzbek home illustrate a narrative of meaning in one’s lifework
snapshots of my parents in the 70’s and travel photos from the big island are juxtaposed in a narrative of possibility
migrating snow geese at bosque del apache illustrate a narrative celebrating life transitions in the midst of loss and change
a narrative about violence and silence is juxtaposed with images from iconic locations in santa fe
images from black lives matter begin a journey of love and loss
images from a ranch in whitewater illustrate a text about finding connection amidst displacement and loss
childhood photos and chagrin are stitched together in digital space remembering in the time of corona
photographs of rock creek park in washington d.c. invite remembering in this story about two sisters one Ohio summer long ago
narrative juxtaposed with scanned travel photos from the late 80’s recall two sisters negotiating a west african journey
personal photos, travel shots, and images from coimbra spoof an extended recovery from a hip replacement among skeletons in the closet
a hip xray, travel photos and images from 16th century capela dos ossos in evora, portugal, illustrate a text inspired by le chanson de roland to document hope after loss.  the silent opening in portuguese translates as “we bones that are here, for yours await”
childhood snapshot collages of nieces and nephews and recent digital photos are juxtaposed with music in a text of love
images from a balloon ride in jo’burg, south africa, and the balloon festival in albuquerque, new mexico, illustrate this memorial text for Bobby
instagram photographs from my niece and a  a short storyline document a relationship gone wrong
in shared digital space, images by a young indian photographer, story and music invite celebration of life’s cycles
Lext about hostel living on a rural campus near bangalore juxtaposed with devotional music photographs of sacred yakshagana theatre explore the eternal divine
photographs from a young indian filmmaker are juxtaposed with narrative text to document the gift of sight and love of diversity
intensified in hue images of my niece’s yoga practice are juxtaposed with music and poetry on love and loss
cropped travel photos juxtaposed with a constructed text explore how landscape might be remembered in the body’s geography
unedited images photographed at dawn juxtaposed with a closely edited text evoke meaning in a simple act of remembrance
three non-narrative images illustrate the process of writing to explore grief and loss
photographed and recorded in the chapel of st. john’s,   voice, images and words imagine a yoga pose as an act of faith
text composed at pilanesberg game preserve in south africa is juxtaposed with unedited photographs by a young emerging artist in her hometown in free state