Mantíli, 2021

I have such a distinct memory of my mother wrapping thin fabric around her waist every time we went to the beach when I was a child. When I went back this summer, Lotta took the Drake’s scarf I’d packed from New York, wrapped it around her waist, and carried my old diving mask and Barcelona towel on our walk to the beach. All of these elements coming together in this one image is a personification of my journey through the years—from Kefalos to New York, from childhood to adulthood.