Leanne Russell

Leanne Russell (The Bahamas)

A Feeling of Relief, 2021

digital collage

22 x 33 inches

Overlapping archival images of my home, Abaco, The Bahamas, with present-day images, brings light to the untold histories of these spaces; It has taught me to consider the sacred aspect of all spaces. The concept of lives lived in tandem, at different times, anchored in the same location, bridging the gap between past and present; The place becomes the living element, and the people become just an earmark for time. A dual reality is created in the space between the images, one that was separate but exists simultaneously.