Dvojina [ordered and unordered pairs]

This selection of photographs shares the common location of Bled, Slovenia where the benches that dot the shoreline of the lake underscore a complex and varied array of interpersonal relationships. The sub-title of this project derives from the branch of mathematics known as set theory, which is based on a single fundamental relation – membership. Other concepts follow or derive from this relation, such as unions and intersections. The series owes its name to the Slovene language and it's use of the dual plural form. Most languages with grammatical numbers and nouns have only two forms, the singular (one) and the plural (more than one, many). Although considered an archaic form, some languages still have and use another classification -- the dual (the two of us, you two, they two). In the Slovene language this is the dvojina, used in expressions that involve just two subjects; hence it is perceived by native speakers to be evidence of an inherent intimacy in their speech. It is this sense of intimacy legible through the gesture of the body that captured my attention.