Identity I

“In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage- to know who we are and where we have come from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness. ” ― Alex Haley The series of selfportraits in "Identity I" is a personal examination with the questions: What does ancestry mean and what influence does the questioning of my ancestry has on my identity?