Rahim Fortune - I Can't Stand to See You Cry

Rahim Fortune
I Can't Stand to See You Cry

Published by Loose Joints, 2021
Book size 24 x 27 cm
Pages, 112 pages
Hardcover
Language, English
Second edition

“A year later, after his father’s diagnosis, his nighttime calls began to become more frequent. My sister and I, his younger children, spent countless hours in his room caring for him as his body gave up. Many nights, we left his room; we both knew he was getting worse, but we chose to say nothing. “I Can’t Stand to See You Cry” is an exploration of Texas and the surrounding states, as well as the people frozen within its complex landscape. Fortune analyzes the relationships between family, friends, and strangers, all caught in a tide of health and environmental issues while striving to maintain grace. The artist uses his own personal experiences to explore the friction between public and private life, and the unspoken tensions of everyday life through an approach rooted in the landscape. Additionally, Fortune’s biographical approach to photography attempts to unveil his own identity and experience amidst a pandemic, civil unrest, a cross-country move, a career, and the loss of a parent, thinking about both the future and the past.
- Text from the publisher.