Carmen Winant's latest artistic endeavor, 'My Mother and Eye', intricately explores the complexities of the mother-daughter bond through a series of collaged photographs. Displayed in 300 bus shelters across major US cities, the project combines archival images from her mother's 1969 road trip with photos from Winant’s own journey taken at 17. This public art piece transcends the boundaries of private familial experiences, simultaneously capturing intimate moments while addressing broader themes of autonomy and nostalgia tied to the American road trip concept.
At 18, I never saw my mother as anything but my mother. I didn't think of her as a young woman with her own history, her own struggles.
My Mother and Eye recontextualises private, familial imagery within the public sphere, capturing both a very intimate and personal experience alongside the broader pursuit of autonomy across generations.
There's a kind of nostalgia in all of it. Not just because we're looking at old footage, but because the road trip itself is such an iconic American experience.
What makes their footage so powerful is that it's not just about mythmaking, it's about real people, in a real car, on a real journey.
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