Some time ago I inherited my grandfather’s monogrammed leather suitcase. For a long time the suitcase sat empty by my desk, like an absent presence by my side. I knew that the suitcase had travelled around the world with my grandfather, who was a sea captain with the Greek merchant navy. Why should it not continue on its travels as a tribute to the memory of Captain John Perivolaris, whose birthday coincided with my own?
An empty suitcase lent for a period of time to a series of collaborators. Each one fills the suitcase with objects of their choice and according to the following terms:
Homeland
Journey
Arrival
Destination
When the time is right, the photographer's collaborators invite him to a location of their choice, where they are photographed and interviewed.
Left Luggage is a subjective exploration of diaspora, migration, and travel. For one of the photographer's collaborators, Parvati Nair, this series of collaborations is about ‘reusing our memories, reusing the knowledge we carry with us, reusing the images we have.’ In short, this a series of images and texts about regenerating the past and projecting it into a future made meaningful in the transit.
Left Luggage is the work of John Perivolaris, an independent photographer and writer.
If you would like to participate in Left Luggage, please contact me.
My Website
Homeland
Journey
Arrival
Destination
When the time is right, the photographer's collaborators invite him to a location of their choice, where they are photographed and interviewed.
Left Luggage is a subjective exploration of diaspora, migration, and travel. For one of the photographer's collaborators, Parvati Nair, this series of collaborations is about ‘reusing our memories, reusing the knowledge we carry with us, reusing the images we have.’ In short, this a series of images and texts about regenerating the past and projecting it into a future made meaningful in the transit.
Left Luggage is the work of John Perivolaris, an independent photographer and writer.
If you would like to participate in Left Luggage, please contact me.
My Website