Breeze & Ashes explores concepts of legacy, belonging and identity.

After almost 2 decades living abroad, i grew profoundly detached from the farmland I spent some of my childhood in the countryside of Brazil. The nature that was once an integral part of my existence feels now foreign. My father, who has spent a lifetime working on the land, might not see a perpetuation of his work and legacy through the next generation. Our relationship with the farm land is poles apart. I see the land almost exclusively as a holiday spot. For my father the land means a way to provide and be part of a community, and it’s embedded in his lifestyle and identity. That difference in meaning has recently become a hard realisation for both of us. What happens to the land is a hanging question.

Fearing the unknown future and as a way to retain time, I decided to photograph myself and my father around the farmhouse. Once a year when I visit my father in Brazil, we collaborate to create these scenarios that characterise the local habits and its connection to the landscape.

Although the making of these photographs provides a connection between myself and my father, the future is near and painfully unclear.

2017-Ongoing