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Recuerdo de nuestra boda
Memories of Our Wedding
These photographs are from an exhibition that took place in Guatemala City, Guatemala, in August 2008. The installation, entitled Recuerdo de nuestra boda (Memories of Our Wedding), included 20 wedding gowns borrowed from women of different ages and backgrounds, regardless of their current marital status. Through these used wedding dresses I explore nostalgia and the passage of time.
 Recuerdo de Nuestra Boda, 2008 | dimensions variable |
 Recuerdo de Nuestra Boda (detail), 2008 | dimensions variable |
The wedding gowns were collected through an open call to friends and contacts in Guatemala. My vision was to associate these dresses as witnesses not only of happiness but also the lived difficulties in a marriage and the possibility that it may not be “forever.”
 Recuerdo de Nuestra Boda (vinyl lettering detail), 2008 | dimensions variable |
 Recuerdo de Nuestra Boda (detail), 2008 | dimensions variable |
Each wedding gown included a label with a woman's initials, her number of years in marriage, and her current status (married, separated, divorced or widowed). Conventionally used to represent purity and commitment, these dresses alternatively elicit reflections of the emotional and sentimental burdens that may take place in marriage.
Installation views at Casa Ibargüen, Guatemala City, Guatemala. All photos by Andrea Aragón.
To learn more about my work, please visit my website, www.jessicalagunas.com.
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