Marissa Phipps

My Mothers Daughter

Marissa Phipps was born in 1999, in Baltimore, MD. She is a photographer whose projects focus on the personal relationships she shares with the people closest to her.

My Mothers Daughter is a photographic series about my relationship with my mother and the deeper complexity within our dynamic. Through polaroid snapshots, I examine the story of our codependency, the blurred role of mother and daughter, shared trauma, and the admiration I hold for her. As I age into my own woman I see her in my face, in my hair, in my words, and even in my actions. The memories of our past are blurred and disoriented similar to the polaroid. As we age together our dynamic becomes more confusing but our trauma has always stayed.

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