Anticipating

Anticipating portrays the doors of houses left behind by people who departed in search of a better life, never to return. Though fallen into ruin, these homes still seem to await their owners.

The series uses the wet-plate collodion process, one of the earliest techniques for making negatives: placed against a dark background, the negative appears as a positive image. Kazemi chose it as a metaphor for the experience of those who leave. In their new countries, they strive to build a new life and find their place, yet their past continues to follow them; only by embracing it can they shape a new identity.