In a fast
changing multicultural world, technology has become our preference for
communication, detaching us from personal interaction. ‘No English Darling’ is a
personal and intimate visual documentation, connecting four generations of
family, the Diaspora experienced as a young New Zealander searching for my
roots, and discovering the importance of physical interaction.
This 18 year
project celebrates my Grandmother and her attention to providing food. Meal
times is the thread that connects this message together. I have documented my
family around meal times from the moment I choose photography as a means to
action positive social change. From a life of poverty my grandmother holds
together a displaced family of 10 children though four generations, while
preserving her roots. This delightful collection of imagery has been paramount
to my development as person and an artist, 18 years of exploring the connection
to my Southern Italian heritage has now given me a platform to share a positive
message with the greater world.
