Marsha Guggenheim
Without a Map
How does one move through life with the scars of the past? At the age of ten, my mother died unexpectedly from a heart attack. I couldn’t understand where she went or when she would return. Just as I began to comprehend this loss, my father died. I was without support from my family and community. I was lost.
“Without a Map” re-imagines this time that’s deeply rooted in memories. Visiting my childhood home, synagogue and family plot provided an entry into this personal retelling. Through the use of family photos, and by turning the camera on myself, I found the means to evoke, reinterpret and address unanswered questions born from early imprints that were buried long ago.