Elinor Carucci

crsis 2002-2003

This body of work was taken during a very difficult time in my relationship with my husband, Eran.

It was photography that allowed me to be able to step away, to see what was going on. The fact that Eran let me take those pictures, in the middle of these difficult situations, in a way, reconnected me to him. I was surprised by the fact that I was taking pictures, that I needed so much to make pictures, that I was pushing my own limits, I wanted to do this. I wanted to look at us. I wanted to be able to see the beauty in those painful moments, to create, to feel myself and who I am because everything else felt like total chaos and out of control.

I felt the need to title those images in a more specific way then I did with my work in the past. Some situations became charged just by a little piece of information, otherwise they might have seemed mundane. With a few words, a documented moment was charged, making it possible to see more of what is in it, just by pointing out ‘this is what it is about’.

It is my warning sign now. I know what to look for, what to be careful about; I have those photographs to remind me.

Elinor Carucci

I came across this work a year ago when I too was going through something really difficult in my own life. I remember reading this artist statement for this particular body of work and crying because of the deep connection I felt while reading it. The next day I ended up taking some of the best photographs i've ever taken so far...

on a really shallow note...
my boyfriend introduced me to this awesome new cleanser...
my "little sister" sue who is from Korea told me that foamy cleansers are a big hit right now and got me a bunch of stuff this past summer.
I didnt think much of it until my boyfriend even jumped on the band wagon haha.
He actually stopped by mitsuwa and got me the Shiseido perfect whip foam cleanser..
i tested it out and WOW...its pretty amazing...
you seriously only need to use a drop and it foams so much. My skin feels really soft and clean afterwards...
after that i usually put on some of the egyptian magic cream and sleep...
I have been seeing a lot of improvement...
My friend faith also introduced me to their tsubaki shampoo line...
she bought it awhile ago and it made her hair really greasy (she is Caucasian with really thin soft hair) so she just passed it to me and it worked wonders with my hair. Not only does my hair look a million times healthier...it smells so good ALL DAY. I keep sniffing my hair when im in class and in the lab. People keep asking me what shampoo i use haha. Its a bit pricey but really worth if your asian and have problems with your hair drying out.
I got my sister hooked and i see a drastic improvement with the way her hair looks and feels.