Perspective: This book is a profound meditation on memory and identity
Photographer Salih Basheer’s parents passed away when he was only 3 years old. Because of this, any memory he has of them is fractured, a wisp of smoke that quickly fades away.Bashir’s newly published book, “22 Days in Between” is a project he embarked on trying to collect as many memories of his mother and father as he could. It is a highly charged, emotional, journey to flip through the book’s pages.
Fractured and fragmented memories can lead to a struggle with identity. Memories are our anchor to our formative past. Misplacing them can lead to anguish as we try to form ourselves as we get older. At least that’s the way I think about it.
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