Nancy Borowick often uses the world surreal when discussing the past two years of her life: Her father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that would take his life a year and a day later, and then, her mother, who had also been battling cancer, succumbed to the disease a day before the one-year anniversary of his death. Borowick had been documenting her time with both parents and her two siblings, sometimes joyous, other times painful, and came away with a body of work that is raw in its portrayal of the devastation of cancer but also, more importantly, speaks to the importance and intimacy of family.
The project began as a practical solution for Borowick to help care for her mother whose cancer came back in 2009 after more than a decade of being in remission (she was initially diagnosed in 1997). Borowick had just started studying at the International Center of Photography in New York City at the time and needed to help her mother during treatment—she felt it might be a good idea to turn the experience into a personal project and began spending time at the family home in Chappaqua, New York.
“Shooting her seemed to be a natural way for me to do that during school and also have a community of classmates and editors who could be there with me while I’m embarking on my personal project,” Borowick said.
Nancy Borowick often uses the world surreal when discussing the past two years of her life: Her father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that would take his life a year and a day later, and then, her mother, who had also been battling cancer, succumbed to the disease a day before the one-year anniversary of his death. Borowick had been documenting her time with both parents and her two siblings, sometimes joyous, other times painful, and came away with a body of work that is raw in its portrayal of the devastation of cancer but also, more importantly, speaks to the importance and intimacy of family.The project began as a practical solution for Borowick to help care for her mother whose cancer came back in 2009 after more than a decade of being in remission (she was initially diagnosed in 1997). Borowick had just started studying at the International Center of Photography in New York City at the time and needed to help her mother during treatment—she felt it might be a good idea to turn the experience into a personal project and began spending time at the family home in Chappaqua, New York.“Shooting her seemed to be a natural way for me to do that during school and also have a community of classmates and editors who could be there with me while I’m embarking on my personal project,” Borowick said.
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