The Cure is a photographic project that explores fragility, deterioration, and the uneasy paradox of treatment. I photographed fruits and vegetables at various stages of freshness, from ripe to decaying, subjecting them to repeated injections of non-organic fluids. What might initially resemble an act of preservation gradually becomes an intrusion, accelerating their decline rather than preventing it.
This work emerged during a period in which I witnessed my father’s struggle with cancer. While treatment promised recovery, what remained visually present was a body growing weaker under the repeated administration of toxic substances. The image of care becoming harm, stayed with me for long. Through this project, I sought to externalise that experience, translating grief, helplessness, and quiet anger into a metaphor that extends beyond personal loss.
By displacing the human body and using organic matter instead, The Cure creates a visual language that speaks to vulnerability, intervention, and the cost of survival. The work is not a literal narrative, but an emotional one, inviting viewers to reflect on illness, treatment, and the thin line between healing and destruction.
Surrey 2024
