"By observing and making imagery of the natural world around me, I have become a collector—I am gathering together images whose subjects are often scattered or widespread. Like Jazz, these images exist through improvisation, syncopation, and rhythm. Their meaning is developed through their own fluidity and abstraction. But also, this imagery is rooted in memory and my desire for the past to go away. Through organization and curation, I am able to redefine my own history.
The images are paired with vignettes of writing that explore the loss of a relationship, the loss of what home means, and the feeling of being unmoored. I spent the last ten years of my life drifting, and this series is an exploration of feeling lost within that physical and emotional landscape. The figures in the book are representative of meta phors that look at astrology, myth, and symbolism."
Alana Celii (b. 1986) lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Currently, she's a photo editor and researcher working in tech. Previously, she was an editor at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and TIME. Her work has been published in numerous publications and exhibited internationally in cities including Athens, Berlin, Istanbul, London, Los Angeles, New York, Sydney, and Toronto.
Published by Aint–Nothing, 2020
Hard cover
7 x 9 inches
