Hannah Modigh, Searching for Sivagami

Searching for Sivagami

Hannah Modigh

Publisher
Kult Books
Year
2024
ISBN
978-91-987607-5-0
Specifications
Leporello in printed and foiled hard covers
15.5 x 21 cm
88 pages
69 photographs
Offset printed on both sides of the leporello
700 copies
Designed by Hannah Modigh and Janne Riikonen

When Hannah Modigh was three years old, her family moved to India for about four years. While her parents were working, a woman named Sivagami took care of her and her sisters. For a time, Sivagami became part of their family, but without a right to demand anything. She was dependent on the Modighs, just as they were on her. When the Modigh family moved back to Sweden, Sivagami cried. As a child, Hannah thought her tears were because they were leaving, but perhaps they reflected her own uncertain future. In her work, Hannah Modigh returns to India, trying to find Sivagami after 30 years. This emotional and physical journey led Hannah to trace streets and places through memories and sensory experiences. She sought out women who resemble Sivagami, sharing similar backgrounds and lives. By photographing other women to represent Sivagami and herself, Modigh reflects on the loss she felt and searches for traces of a relationship.

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