Emily Belz, Charlie, 1/10, 2016, Archival Inkjet Prints, 14 x 21 inches

Forward From Where We Came is a photographic inquiry into the immaterial aspects of inheritance. These images were taken in three houses: my husband’s childhood home, the home my parents shared until my father’s death, and the house my son was born in. As I photograph, I think about the lives lived in these homes, and the stories that survive. Many of the images bear traces of the people who occupied these spaces: hairpins, a handprint on a chalkboard, a piece of paper taped to the wall about to fall down. I investigate these intangibles through the language of the lens. - E.B.

Emily Belz is a Boston-based independent photographer, educator, and curator. Her photographs focus on telling stories through the traces, objects, and slants of light that have been left behind. Belz has exhibited her photographs widely in both solo and group exhibitions at venues including the Danforth Museum, the Newport Art Museum, the Griffin Museum of Photography, and Gallery Kayafas.