Ye Di (叶底): A Grammar of Things
Ye Di (叶底), my grandmother’s name, also means the underside of a leaf. The project began at my parents’ home, where, instead of photographing my family directly, I turned my attention to their belongings and the ways objects had been placed, arranged, displayed, or hidden.
I began to think of these arrangements as a kind of grammar: just as words gain meaning through their relationship to one another, objects can begin to carry meaning through position, repetition, alignment, concealment, and distance. In this sense, the home becomes a living archive, where everyday arrangements quietly reflect care, authority, intimacy, and family relationships.
I began to think of these arrangements as a kind of grammar: just as words gain meaning through their relationship to one another, objects can begin to carry meaning through position, repetition, alignment, concealment, and distance. In this sense, the home becomes a living archive, where everyday arrangements quietly reflect care, authority, intimacy, and family relationships.
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