Blending analogue and digital, the #LetterProject looks at family bonds, expectations and self-esteem.
A letter from 1957 – handwritten by a 22-year-old woman to her unborn daughter – reveals a secret. The writer was my mother. To my daughter when she wonders is a story of doing what you desire versus what you think others expect of you and what it is to be alive in an analogue turned digital world.
"I wonder, and will do so when you are my age and when your daughter is my age -
I'll wonder 'what if...'"
Excerpt from the letter "To my daughter...when she wonders," August 19, 1957
Participants are invited to record and share a message to their 22-year-old self, awakening and embodying their present-day values and intentions.
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susan sawyers
Susan Sawyers is a multimedia storyteller. This project involves unraveling a letter from 1957 and family secrets in an analogue turned digital world.