My Father’s Distance

3 edited mobile photos

The three photos were created during the exploration of the following topic:

Identification/Distinction

The photos were taken at home in the second lab on the topic of father/fathers.

The first photo shows a pair of long jeans on a parquet floor, worn out between the legs. The words “bad jeans” are written over the photo in blue.

The second photo shows a pair of short-cut jeans on a parquet floor, folded in half. The words “bad jeans” are written over the photo in blue.

The third photo shows a pair of short-cut jeans on a parquet floor, lying completely unfolded with the front side facing up. The words “bad jeans” are written over the photo in blue.

What have I inherited from my father/fathers?

What does it mean to be the son of a father?

Where do I recognize my father in myself?

Where do I recognize the man my father is in the man I am?

Which factors in how my father and I are are genetic, and which come from a social environment, time, place, gender, and educational background?

Does it make a difference?

What does my being a father have to do with my father’s and his father’s fatherhood?