Allen Ginsberg, "Rebecca Ginsberg, Buba, wife of Pincus, laundry-man, my paternal grandmother...", 1953.
I thought this photograph Ginsberg took of his grandmother relates directly to you photographing your own grandmother.
This exhibition was at the National Gallery last fall. It included an extensive collection of Allen Ginsberg's photographs, after archivists discovered his extensive negative and 5x7 print collection. Ginsberg bought a cheap Kodak Retina in a pawn shop and began documenting his fellow beat authors during their prominent rise to fame. He then started shooting again in the eighties, which reveal some amazing portraits of William S. Burroughs, his life-long partner. One amazing thing about the exhibition was that Ginsberg's handwriting was at the bottom of every photograph, lengthily describing each situation in full detail. This could possibly be an approach to try if you felt inspired to do so.
Here is the link to the National Gallery's archived site:
Yeah I've been thinking about including text and maybe some old photos ... perhaps through added media I can better define my concept. We'll see. Thanks so much!
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