Still Life

In the dream I had one early morning in 2014 I was sitting in the backseat of a car The driver suddenly turned to look at me and said Why arent you filming It was my second elder sister who had already passed away After her death I began to keep a diary and take pictures When I got a video camera I began to film the daily life of my family I filmed out of the fear of death and loss The idea was to capture everything on film before it disappeared 2015 was the 20th anniversary of my sisters death That dream seemed to tell me to face her death Death did not stop the passing of time and the family members I was filming continued to avoid their grief which hadnt subsided with time Birth and death continue to alternate in our lives and we are always getting ready for the day when we must say goodbye