”Dear Maria” was selected and mentioned in the magazine Source: Graduate Photography Online!
Dear Maria explores my journey with mental health issues through the lens of history, society and family. The work is influenced by how our collective and individual history affects the present.
This multimedia project consists of interviews with my parents, self-portraits, photo albums and images of family heirlooms. Material from national archives visualises the history of mental health in Sweden and the development of the welfare state during the 20th century. Letters from my parents to me today and as 18 years old tie together past and present, society and family.
This is an on-going project. The first chapter is availble to watch online on Vimeo.
The project has been exhibited at the Truman Brewery, as part of the Free Range show during June 2023. The project was part of the exhibition ”Below the Surface”.
MARIA LUNDIN OSVALDS 