She knows she will forget': Grief, dementia and motherhood in pictures
Briefly

Katherine Hubbard's series, The Great Room, serves as an introspective exploration of grief, caregiving, and queerness through the lens of domestic spaces. In collaboration with her mother, affected by severe memory loss, Hubbard utilizes large-format photography and experimental techniques to articulate the complexities of their relationship. The series embodies both personal and universal experiences by transforming familiar environments into psychologically layered landscapes. Elements such as mobile mirrors and intimate daily rituals bring forth the nuances of caregiving, loss, and memory, all amplified by the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hubbard transforms her family home into a layered psychological landscape, where the interplay of memory, grief, and intimacy unfolds through performance and photography.
Hubbard's collaboration with her mother illustrates a deep exploration of care work, engaging with daily rituals and the complexities of memory loss.
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