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"I am not so fond of the idea of taking pictures. But I always return to it. The sense of getting close to something that has no words. This is why I continue. I balance between different worlds that I am trying to relate to. My pictures are memories. To have access to the feeling of solitude and vulnerability. To be allowed beyond sanity, far away from what is called reality." (M.M.)
"The women portrayed in In Absence all have one thing in common: their solitary search for belonging – to something or someone. This autobiographical account, which is also a psychological and intimate reflection, runs like a common thread throughout the images. The women are likeminded in their hesitation and uncertainty; in their longing, or yearning for some form of love. In Absence emanates from motherhood – without necessarily being set in a world of mothering." (publisher's note, © Kehrer verlag, 2016)
About the photographer, Monika MACDONALD (b.1969):
Monika MACDONALD lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden, where she moved to after graduation and studied photography for two years.
In year 2001 she moved to London and worked as a freelancer, primarily making reportage for newspapers and magazines.
She returned to Sweden in 2007 and has since then focused on working with her self initiated project.
Exhibition:
Fotografiska, Stockholm (February 26 – April 10, 2016)
"The women portrayed in In Absence all have one thing in common: their solitary search for belonging – to something or someone. This autobiographical account, which is also a psychological and intimate reflection, runs like a common thread throughout the images. The women are likeminded in their hesitation and uncertainty; in their longing, or yearning for some form of love. In Absence emanates from motherhood – without necessarily being set in a world of mothering." (publisher's note, © Kehrer verlag, 2016)
About the photographer, Monika MACDONALD (b.1969):
Monika MACDONALD lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden, where she moved to after graduation and studied photography for two years.
In year 2001 she moved to London and worked as a freelancer, primarily making reportage for newspapers and magazines.
She returned to Sweden in 2007 and has since then focused on working with her self initiated project.
Exhibition:
Fotografiska, Stockholm (February 26 – April 10, 2016)
- Book design
- Patric LEO
- Format
- HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 22 x 28 cm., 72 pp., 42 color ills., text language: English