I am drawn to sibling bonds because of their innate intimacy. Regardless of closeness, people tend to care for their brother(s) or sister(s) with a distinct fondness, different from that of a friend or even parent.
I think there is a connection between sibling bonds and the natural association of unconditional love between family. One’s brother or sister is the first person they learn to hate and the first person they learn to love. It is through navigating sibling relationships that someone learns how to love, how to hate, how to love despite hate, and why love is stronger than hate, above all else. These are lessons that, as a sister, I could not imagine learning without my siblings.
Brothers and sisters often take after each other visually, unsurprisingly so seeing the apparent blood connection. Although, much of it transpires also as a byproduct of shared experience. Overtime, siblings develop like traits or mannerisms by virtue of growing up alongside one another, which plays into their resemblance.
With these images, I hope to explore siblinghood beyond the guise of a mere childhood playmate.
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