Ghida Y., 44 SOMETHING BORROWED 2014 Self-portraits, photographs, magazine scans, audio interviews (available upon request) This project explores the status of unmarried women in Lebanon above the age of 30 and questions whether this ‘singleho

Ghida Y., 44

SOMETHING BORROWED
2014
Self-portraits, photographs, magazine scans, audio interviews (available upon request)

This project explores the status of unmarried women in Lebanon above the age of 30 and questions whether this ‘singlehood’ is a social stigma nowadays as it was in the past. 
I interviewed 5 women, all over 30 and unmarried be it by choice, as a result of divorce, or any other reason.

The traditional English rhyme goes: ' Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and A Sixpence in your Shoe’. This rhyme denotes what the bride should wear on her wedding day for good luck. I have employed this old rhyme in order to transplant its elements according to Lebanese traditions and to explore the tension between those objects and visuals with the women’s experiences, which also resonate in my own personal life. 

New ring

New ring

'Marriage on a golden platter'

'Marriage on a golden platter'

Tania S., 45

Tania S., 45

Blue amulet

Blue amulet

'The last goodbye'

'The last goodbye'

Eileen K., 37

Eileen K., 37

Old box

Old box

'Wedding dresses with laces, decorated with flowers, beads and pearls'

'Wedding dresses with laces, decorated with flowers, beads and pearls'

Marie S., 68

Marie S., 68

25 Lebanese Piastres

25 Lebanese Piastres

'Alone in the abyss'

'Alone in the abyss'

Nada L., 36

Nada L., 36

Borrowed map

Borrowed map

'For the bride and her guests'

'For the bride and her guests'

Ghida Y., 44 SOMETHING BORROWED 2014 Self-portraits, photographs, magazine scans, audio interviews (available upon request) This project explores the status of unmarried women in Lebanon above the age of 30 and questions whether this ‘singleho
New ring
'Marriage on a golden platter'
Tania S., 45
Blue amulet
'The last goodbye'
Eileen K., 37
Old box
'Wedding dresses with laces, decorated with flowers, beads and pearls'
Marie S., 68
25 Lebanese Piastres
'Alone in the abyss'
Nada L., 36
Borrowed map
'For the bride and her guests'

Ghida Y., 44

SOMETHING BORROWED
2014
Self-portraits, photographs, magazine scans, audio interviews (available upon request)

This project explores the status of unmarried women in Lebanon above the age of 30 and questions whether this ‘singlehood’ is a social stigma nowadays as it was in the past. 
I interviewed 5 women, all over 30 and unmarried be it by choice, as a result of divorce, or any other reason.

The traditional English rhyme goes: ' Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and A Sixpence in your Shoe’. This rhyme denotes what the bride should wear on her wedding day for good luck. I have employed this old rhyme in order to transplant its elements according to Lebanese traditions and to explore the tension between those objects and visuals with the women’s experiences, which also resonate in my own personal life. 

New ring

'Marriage on a golden platter'

Tania S., 45

Blue amulet

'The last goodbye'

Eileen K., 37

Old box

'Wedding dresses with laces, decorated with flowers, beads and pearls'

Marie S., 68

25 Lebanese Piastres

'Alone in the abyss'

Nada L., 36

Borrowed map

'For the bride and her guests'

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