Ruotong Guan

Falling. Slowly. but, | My photography practice explores the relationships between my family and me, the living space we share, and the idea of home. When making projects, I look to my own family history through different identities: as a daughter, a granddaughter, and an independent individual. With photography, I present my self growth while visualizing the intangible emotions.

The project “Falling. Slowly. but,” is a series of photographs made in my grandparents’ house, which they have been living in for over thirty years but is now on the governmental demolition list. The conflict between the natural aging and the brutal demolition is presented subtly through photographs. I make portraits of my grandparents and their home, and when I recreate the house with images, from one window to another, from the balcony to the bedroom, my memory is the thread to tie pieces together. In this process, I see my own presence, and it is my protest against forgetting. ruotongguanphoto.com