Margaret Furtado Photography

12:39 a.m.

The bond between mother and daughter is everlasting. No matter how much I do not want our relationship to change, I have to face it eventually. While being away at school has changed my perspective, I feel forced to do this alone in my mother’s absence. 12:39 a.m. explores the close connections of our intimate relationship. I investigate this through my mother’s presence as I face reality alone for the first time.

By merging physical touch to navigate my insecurity of loss, I navigate the boundary of distance and the need to reach out to one another in their absence through portraiture and still lives. Her care for me has matured the independence I continue to build for myself. While I am growing as a person and am constantly telling my mother everything, I have yet to find who I am, and to do so, I have to confront the unknown of leaving home.

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