Say...

PLEASE BE ADVISED... this project includes images and text that reference guns, domestic violence and self harm. At 95, my grandfather took his own life. Whether it was pain, blindness, or the kind of loneliness that calcifies over years of isolation, I don’t know. What I do know is that I arrived at his home just after my parents had scraped his blood from the tile. SAY… is a meditation on presence and loss, on the way silence holds both love and cruelty.

My Gramps, Kenneth Ray Cochran
My Gramps, Kenneth Ray Cochran
My Nana, Ruby Gail Cochran (Oliver)
My Nana, Ruby Gail Cochran (Oliver)
Nana and my Ma
Nana and my Ma
The while family
The while family
Aunt Cathy, Nana and my Ma
Aunt Cathy, Nana and my Ma
Ma, Nana and Aunt Cathy at the San Diego Zoo.
Ma, Nana and Aunt Cathy at the San Diego Zoo.
Me with my Gramps. He's only inches 40s here and already completely white.
Me with my Gramps. He's only inches 40s here and already completely white.
Nana and Gramps and my mom's second wedding. (They weren't invited to the first)
Nana and Gramps and my mom's second wedding. (They weren't invited to the first)
Gramps and Nana at my first wedding (they didn't make it to the second)
Gramps and Nana at my first wedding (they didn't make it to the second)
Nana was always a caregiver in my eyes. But something in her turned dark after she retired.
Nana was always a caregiver in my eyes. But something in her turned dark after she retired.
Kenneth ray in his element (Grand Canyon)
Kenneth ray in his element (Grand Canyon)
Ruby (my Nana) held many titles over the years. Almost all of them involved caring for others.
Ruby (my Nana) held many titles over the years. Almost all of them involved caring for others.
Can't help but view this innocent Disneyland portrait as anything other than a mugshot for these two
Can't help but view this innocent Disneyland portrait as anything other than a mugshot for these two
My Nana's drawer of art supplies...
My Nana's drawer of art supplies...
...my Grandfather's drawer of supplies
...my Grandfather's drawer of supplies
Final resting spot.
Final resting spot.
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