Sibling Study

This project is a collaborative portrait study exploring siblinghood, memory, and perspective through photography. The series consists of nine images in total: three photographs taken by my brother, three taken by me, and three taken by my younger sister. Each person photographed the other two siblings as well as themselves through self-portraiture.

The structure of the project was designed to explore how each sibling sees both themselves and one another. My brother photographed me, our younger sister, and created a self-portrait based on his own perspective and relationship to our family. I then did the same, followed by my younger sister. By placing all nine images together, the project creates a layered visual conversation between our different perspectives and relationships to one another.

At the center of the work is an exploration of how age gaps shape memory and perception within families. Because each sibling occupies a different role and stage of life, our understandings of one another are distinct. The photographs reflect not only individual identity, but also the ways siblings remember and interpret one another over time.

For context, the top row are the photos all taken by my younger sister, the middle row are my images, and the bottom row are my brother’s.