Motor Neuron Disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that creeps beneath the surface, slowly attacking the upper and lower motor neurons. Like a chameleon, MND disguises and mirrors other diseases. No way of knowing if that is what it is, or when it started. This is a photo project that explores and documents the emotional terrain of Hanna's parents' life as they - and she - come to terms with the pronouncement of her father's Motor Neuron Disease. Hanna began the project in September 2009 during which the diagnosis of her dad's MND was yet to be confirmed. The images reveal the everyday life of her parents but also display the quiet contemplative moments as they lucidly meditate on past, present and future with the realisation that their world will no longer be the same. These images intend to go beyond the personal and permeate through to the viewer with notions of loss of freedom, endurance, love, and family relationships.
ITS Contest Application year: 2011
Application area: Photo
Collection shortlisted as a Finalist
