Cara Lee Wade: Alzheimer’s Stories

Alzheimer’s Stories by Cara Lee Wade is an exploration of her grandmothers’ pasts after they were both diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease within months of one another. As their memories begin to fade, Wade develops an obsession with absorbing their pasts and collecting each of their histories and identities.

Collected items and locations belonging to and inspired by her grandmothers are the heart of the work. Her photographs serve as a way to reconstruct memory and preserve the past against the ravages of the disease, drawing upon her and her families’ memories, including old pictures for inspiration.