Bella Foster : Shirley's House / photography

Whanganui, 8th - 9th Feb, 2019
It's the soft simplicity of the evening light in Shirley's house. Pulled drapes across old faded nets, yellow light flooding through the living room. The smell of old floral reeds and a thick coat of dust reminds you of just how old this house really is.
I like the way a place can feel so familiar just by the way it smells or the tacky feel of the lino floor underneath your feet. The sound of the large golden clock hitting the hour with a groan as if to say "I've been hanging on this wall for far too long." She's 96 now, the house even older. The wood panelled walls seem to whisper with secrets, stories of a life well lived in a home full of love and laughter. Each room holds memories of my childhood, sacred and special, now forever preserved in photographs. This is a collection from Shirley's House.

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