When I was little, my brothers were gone and my parents and I were sitting by the fire and I said “Ah, it’s just me and us.” I still sleep in my parents’ bed sometimes. Although it is taboo, I don’t think there will ever be an age where I stop. It is my warm, calm, safe haven. I am an adult child – a lot of the time too scared to face reality and responsibilities. But the relationship goes both ways; being empty-nesters, my parents often beg me to sleep with them. No matter how problematic it may be, I love the fact that we comfort each other’s emotional anxieties. I love my parents so much.

These are video stills from A Video to Margarita, which is made up of found family videos and audio that illustrate the experience of my father coming to Canada. This audio becomes somewhat of a video diary to his family in Venezuela and can be seen as a response to Venezuela’s current and ongoing political crisis.

2019.
Sarah Hernandez

These are stills from a video of my parents describing the lives they could of had, if they remained childless. C. Wisdom 2019

This is a still from a video of my parents. I asked them about their experiences with race and prejudices. The video aimed to highlight their contrasting experiences, however the results showed some endearing similarities and how their relationship has altered and shed light on their individual experiences.