I can’t remember when or where I saw Jennifer Georgescu’s work for the first time. Since that auspicious moment, her image of a moth held over an infant’s eyes has bounced around my mind, appearing in dreams and nightmares alike. In that image, and across the project Mother Series, Georgescu captures dualities that define childhood and motherhood: vulnerability, strength, joy, exhaustion, the potency of identity as it forms during childhood and its temporary loss during early motherhood.

Through lush and highly choreographed vignettes, Georgescu works through her experience of raising two children to better understand both the universal and deeply personal aspects of parenthood. This work is a visual feast, and best seen in person.

If you can, check out Georgescu’s work in the group exhibitions Trust the Story (Baldwin Photographic Gallery at Middle Tennessee State University) or the Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition (Texas Woman’s College) and Oceanside Museum of Art Auction Exhibition, and her solo installation at the Cornel/Henry Art Gallery (San Diego).

Roula Seikaly in conversation with Jennifer Georgescu