This analogue portrait explores the intimate bond between mother and daughter — a meditation on identity, inheritance, and connection. Created entirely in the darkroom without digital manipulation, it merges two separate portraits through a physical “sandwiching” technique, reflecting the intertwined nature of familial ties and shared histories.

The work engages with duality and unity — self and other, individual and collective. It asks: Who are we, if not extensions of those before us? Viewers are invited to reflect on identity, beyond physical resemblance, into inherited traits and emotional echoes.

The layered faces highlight both harmony and contrast — a metaphor for the dynamic between closeness and individuation in family life.

On a genetic level, blended features reveal visible and invisible threads of heredity.

The portrait becomes a poetic inquiry into lineage, memory, and human connection — fusing two generations into a single image that transcends traditional portraiture and speaks to legacy and transformation.