Secrets permeate every aspect of society and every area of our life but family secrets are without a doubt the most destructive. People hold onto secrets to keep other people set in their vision of the world and in their vision of themselves. However, secrets in families can be potent and destructive. Families are support systems. Our identity and ability to form close bonds with those around us is rooted upon the trust we feel with our family. The more a family has to lose, the further they go to hide it. “Family” is a series of work that explores secrets of respected families to show that things are not always as they seem.
