SIGNS OF TENDERNESS
signs of tenderness is an exploration into the formation of chosen family within the queer community, and the unique manifestation of relationships amongst those who identify as such. this project, manifested in a mixed-media photobook consisting of short interviews and photographs of the subjects, documents eight individuals within their chosen families as they exist currently, and how these relationships have evolved over the course of these individuals’ lives. all of our languages of love translate differently, but i can now recognize my own as a need for a sense of comfort, or familiarity, or home, in strange and new places. we create homes of our own where we seek comfort from things familiar. no matter the distance, physical or otherwise, we always find each other. albert camus said ‘never stop waiting for signs of tenderness’, and i never have. buy the print version here: https://www.francescatirpak.com/signs-of-tenderness
signs of tenderness is an exploration into the formation of chosen family within the queer community, and the unique manifestation of relationships amongst those who identify as such.
this project, manifested in a mixed-media photobook consisting of short interviews and photographs of the subjects, documents eight individuals within their chosen families as they exist currently, and how these relationships have evolved over the course of these individuals’ lives.
all of our languages of love translate differently, but i can now recognize my own as a need for a sense of comfort, or familiarity, or home, in strange and new places. we create homes of our own where we seek comfort from things familiar. no matter the distance, physical or otherwise, we always find each other.
albert camus said ‘never stop waiting for signs of tenderness’, and i never have.
buy the print version here: https://www.francescatirpak.com/signs-of-tenderness
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GAIB
I just remember being added into
your guys’ group chat and being
like, these are my friends now. At
first, I was really uncomfortable
because I obviously haven’t known
Eliana and Tess as long as you guys
have all known each other. I slowly
worked my way into being comfortable
talking to you guys and feeling
confident in that. And a beautiful
little friendship came out of it.
ELIANA
Tess and I weren’t friends for a
while, and then on college trip we
started talking and hanging out a
little bit again. College trip junior
year was the start of this thing
that went into senior year, where
my brain started separating people
who I had genuine friendships with
from people who I had convenience
friendships with. Like, we’re friends
because we go to school together,
or we’re friends because we have
to spend all this time together.
Versus these people are people who
I can genuinely be myself around and
people I’m actually friends with.
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