At The Same Time They Loved Each Other
We cannot escape the reality of being in relationships. For some, relationships are frightening, complicated, wounding, and beautiful. They are all continuously changing.
The longer I am with my girlfriend, roommates, married friends, single friends, my father, my siblings, my mother, co-workers, etc., the longer I recognize how much hard work certain relationships take. For me to be real, honest, loving, and authentic, I must take the time to know and be known. I must choose to be vulnerable to those who are safe. Though none are perfect and never will be, we all need relationships with people to obtain healthy lives.
Yet the first person I feel I need to be in an honest relationship with is myself. Over the past 3 years since I have been living in Seattle, I have been diligently attempting to dig into myself through therapy, group therapy, music, photography, art, and trying to be open to God moving in my life the way he desires.
This photography series entitled At The Same Time They Loved Each Other, explores the truth that relationships are sometimes messy, difficult, and hurtful. Yet at other times they are joyous, intimate, and peaceful.
-C CHARLES BOWDEN (September 2oo8)
