RAHIM FORTUNE - I CAN'T STAND TO SEE YOU CRY

RAHIM FORTUNE
I CAN'T STAND TO SEE YOU CRY

Published by Losse Joints, 2021
Booksize 24 x 27 cm
Pages, 112 pages
Hardcover
Language, English
Second edition

“A year and change into father's diagnosis, his nightly calls began to become more frequent. My sister and I, his youngest children, spent countless hours in his room caring for him as his body gave up. Many nights we'd leave his room both knowing his condition was getting much worse, but we chose to say nothing of it.”

I can't stand to see you cry is an exploration of Texas and the surrounding states, as well as the people who are fixed within its complex landscape. Fortune analyzes relationships between family, friends and strangers, all caught in a flood of health and environmental issues while working to maintain grace. The artist uses his own personal experiences to explore the friction between public and private life, and the unspoken tensions in everyday life through an approach rooted in the landscape. Moreover, Fortune's biographical approach to photography attempts to unpack his own identity and experience in the midst of a pandemic, civil unrest, a cross-country move, a career, and the loss of a parent, thinking about both the future and past.
- Publisher's Statement.

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“A year and the father’s diagnosis morphed, his nightly calls began to become more frequent. My sister and I, his youngest children, spent countless hours in his room caring for him as his body gave out. Many nights we would leave his room both knowing he was getting worse but choosing not to say anything. “I Can’t Stand to See You Cry” is an exploration of Texas and the surrounding states, and the people who are frozen in its complex landscape. Fortune examines the relationships between family, friends, and strangers, all caught in a stream of health and environmental issues while struggling to maintain grace. The artist uses her own personal experiences to explore the friction between public and private life, and the unspoken tensions of everyday life through an approach grounded in landscape. Additionally, Fortune's biographical approach to photography attempts to unveil her own identity and experience amid a pandemic, civil unrest, a cross-country move, a career, and the loss of a parent, while thinking about both the future and the past.
- Text from the publisher.