a portrait of them

AN EXCERPT FROM MAEROR

This short duet traces the story of a couple attempting to work through the many impacts of grief. As one partner attempts to regain their sense of self following the weight of a loss, the other senses disconnection and forms distance. As one reaches in, the other pulls away, and we are left to witness the natural misconnections that may take place when a member of a pair is stricken with bereavement. 

Photography by Yi-Chun Wu / Performers: Nicole Vaughan-Diaz , Ryan Rouland-Smith

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We have the capacity to heal each other, that is equal to our capacity
to destroy.
— Bessel van der Kolk

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Photography by Yi-Chun Wu / Performers: Nicole Vaughan-Diaz , Ryan Rouland-Smith