The Secret Keeper


  • Photographer
    Esther Bunning
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Jury Top 5 Selection
  • Company/Studios
    wreford hann photography ltd
  • Date of Photograph
    December 2020
  • Technical Info
    Nikon Z6, full frame, mix of lenses

The Secret Keeper is the story of Catherine Daniels’ childhood trauma and its after-effect, portrayed in words and mixed-media.By creating these sculptures and metaphors, she unfolded her past in a way she was able to control. Each of the forty nine sculptures tells their own story in words and images. Catherine Daniels and photographer Esther Bunning hope to start the important conversations needed to help others navigate their own journeys of healing through childhood trauma, parental neglect, sexual abuse and mental health issues.

Story

This is the story of Catherine Daniels’ childhood trauma and sexual abuse kept secret for years.
It wasn’t until she was nearly 50 that she realised her secrets made her unwell.
She started to unfold the layers of her history through words, many of them in metaphorical form.
One day she couldn’t write, so decided to make a sculpture to portray what she couldn’t say in words. That day The Secret Keeper was born.
By creating these sculptures and metaphors, she unfolded her past in a way she was able to control. Each of the forty nine sculptures tells their own story in words and images.
Catherine Daniels and photographer Esther Bunning hope to start the important conversations needed to help others navigate their own journeys of healing through childhood trauma, parental neglect, sexual abuse and mental health issues.

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