Famille - Family

Famille

In French cemeteries, many gravestones are prominently marked with the word "Famille". Reflecting on the importance of "Family", in death as well as in life, Evvy decided to isolate and photograph that single, essential word.

Evvy intentionally omitted any identifying information such as names, dates or religion. She searched for unique depictions of "Famille". and discovered a wide variety of lettering, carving , painting, statuary and mosaics. Some graves were carefully tended and others worn and eroded with barely distinguishable markings.

Sometimes, the word "Famille" was the only thing that remained visible.

These images on this site are a sample of the hundreds of photographs Evvy took during her many visits to Paris.