My grandmother, Song Hui, suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, and she has been residing in a convalescent home since the beginning of 2004. I try to see her as often as I can, but at the same time it is a hard place to visit.

 

This project began as a portrait series on my grandmother, but it became increasingly difficult to photograph her as she became more distant due to her illness. My grandmother, who is confined to a bed, rarely gets a chance to be outside of her room. These images represent her world and what she sees every day.

 

 

 

Na Young Ma is an L.A.-based photographer who is interested in documenting social structures that operate in a city. Currently, she is working on a project exploring working communities in Los Angeles and what it means to work, have a job, and how that role defines us.