The face of time. Old photos. Stories told, untold, retold… then, now and over and over again. Our stories play out, we each have a part…
Digging at the brocante a small box of photos unearthed from a soap tin wrapped with a rubber band. Photos taken over a hundred years ago. Snapshots from the Canebiere, Marseilles.
Photo of a Mother and child: Marie-Francoise and bebe Mathilde.
Photo of a young girl: Helene.
Photo of a young man: Was he the father of Mathilde, or the husband of Marie-Francoise? Maybe he was Helene's brother Jean-Pierre? I don't know, only his name is written on the back.
Photo: Young man with a stiff collar and a tie named, Jacques.
Photo: A boy in a sailor outfit missing his white tie. Blue eyes, ruby lips, straight bangs… his name: Andre-Michel.
Do you know that most French names have a masculine and feminine pronunciation?
Carine's blouse has a monogram. Is she Jacques' sister? Are they facing opposite so that in a photo frame they would be facing one another?
Girlfriends. Lise and Cosette with a hint of a smile. Cosette is wearing a pinafore.
Photo: Was it a rough day? A serious occasion? Or just a bad photo? Marie-Louise doesn't say.
Old photos found in a soap tin.
Photo: Last century, a young woman: Estelle, with pale yellow espadrilles. Taken by her Father Henri one summer at the Vieux-Porte in Marseille.
Photo: This century, daughter Chelsea with a yellow purse. Taken by Mr. Espresso. last summer in Mexico.
Old photos capturing a brief moment in time to be replayed over and over again in another image in time.
Who are you, can you share your image in words?
Corey-
Round pear.
Blond hair covers grey,
52 though thought she was 53,
Never wears yellow,
Prefers black (It is a good thing she doesn't wear those colors together or she would be mistaken for a bumble bee.)
Oldest child, only daughter.
Use this example or your own:
Name:
Described as a fruit:
Hair color:
Real age and other:
Color you never wear:
Favorite color:
other:
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