The Shadows of Your Name,2024
by Lea Hadadi and Edward Heidel
The project is inviting the viewer to question the possible erasure that takes place during an old heteronormative marital tradition, in which the wife takes upon the husband’s last name. This tradition is still present in many cultures, especially on the eastern side of Europe.
What effects does this have upon the woman’s identity after being added to a new lineage of names?
Is she letting go of her past when giving up her maiden name?
Does this “invitation” to a new family transfer the characteristics connected to their genealogy?
Does she embody a newly developed identity?
What effects does this have upon the woman’s identity after being added to a new lineage of names?
Is she letting go of her past when giving up her maiden name?
Does this “invitation” to a new family transfer the characteristics connected to their genealogy?
Does she embody a newly developed identity?
