Roller Coaster: Exploring the Joys and Struggles of Long-Term Relationships.
"Roller Coaster: Scenes from a Marriage" offers a candid portrayal of the myriad moments encountered in most long-term relationships, capturing them with honesty, intimacy, and humor. In many Western cultures, the process of aging is often accompanied by feelings of shame and insecurity. Phrases like "losing one's wits," "feeling irrelevant," and "fearing abandonment" can haunt individuals as they grow older. Photographer Aimee McCrory aims to shed light on both the joys and challenges of growing old together through her work.
Leveraging her background in theater, McCrory presents the series as a "pseudo-documentary," drawing inspiration from her own forty-two-year marriage to her husband, Don. She subtly manipulates their personal domestic circumstances to enhance elements of mystery, inviting viewers to reflect on their own domestic relationships. Ultimately, the viewer's response to the images may reveal more about their own experiences than about the scenes depicted in the photographs themselves.
Aimee McCrory: Roller Coaster
Category: Photographer Monographs & Art Books
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Author: Aimee McCrory
Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
Publication Date:
2024
Print Length: 152 pages
Language: English
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