Tag: Sophie Barbasch

  • Sophie Barbasch – Fault Line « burn magazine

    Sophie Barbasch – Fault Line

    Sophie Barbasch Fault Line Fault Line is a project I am doing in the small coastal town of Brooklin, Maine. The protagonist is my younger cousin Adam, who lives there. I also photograph my brother,…

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    Fault Line is a project I am doing in the small coastal town of Brooklin, Maine. The protagonist is my younger cousin Adam, who lives there. I also photograph my brother, father, and other cousins. I chose the title because a fault line alludes to where the earth splits in an earthquake (a metaphor for a divided family with a complicated history) and also alludes to fault, or blame (I wonder, how does a family support each other, even when things aren’t perfect?). My goal is to show the weight we all carry and how we are both connected and isolated from each other.

  • Sophie Barbasch: Fault Line | LENSCRATCH

    Sophie Barbasch: Fault Line | LENSCRATCH

    Sophie Barbasch: Fault Line

    Photography has a rich history between intimacy and family.  When the camera is turned to examine the complexities of one’s own family dynamics, you get a beautiful yet bittersweet critique on unconditional love, the struggles to maintain appearances, and

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    Sophie Barbasch finds a poetic narrative while following several of the men in her life.  Embraced with a hushed sadness, the characters in her work explore their relationships with each other, and contemplate what it means to be alone