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Family reunion: mother and son

Writer's picture: Efua MeoriEfua Meori

Updated: Dec 9, 2024

A long awaited homecoming


My brother embracing his mother who is dressed in Ghanaian pattern clothing. In the background is another Ghanaian pattern clothing shaped like leaves
The long awaited reunion, digital collage, 2024

We are in Ghana and the day before my brother goes back to the Netherlands, I ask to capture his last moments with his mother. The last time they saw each other was 26 years ago. The collage above reflects the timelessness in their connection despite the many years apart.


My brother between my mother on the left and his mother on the right. Behind them is a pattern skirt enlarged like drapes
A son and his two mothers, digital collage, 2024

My brother also wanted a picture with his two mothers. Our mother on the left (his biological aunt) and his mother on the right (my aunt).


The collage above captures the Ghanaian culture of siblings sharing children, a kind of oneness in family bonds.







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