Silent Voice about Alzheimers
Dublin Core
Title
Silent Voice about Alzheimers
Subject
Conceptual
Description
Description
Bunshri Chandaria’s Silent Voice makes visible the invisibility of Alzheimer’s for which she was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society.
‘My late mother-in-law, Ramaba’s diagnosis had alarmed and saddened me. She was still the epitome of beauty but a disconnect between her and the world had set in. She went quiet. I felt a deep need to give her a voice.’
Ramaba’s personal effects triggered her random memories. These became the subject of the book, captured in Ramaba’s own words and Chandaria’s enigmatic images of the objects, shot in-situ in her mother-in-law’s familiar surroundings, along with Chandaria’s reflections on her mother-in-law’s condition.
• Testimonials: The achingly beautiful ‘Silent Voice’ by Bunshri is a poignant memento of a life well lived but also touches on how affected by Alzheimer’s. Heartbreaking yet peaceful, calm yet urgent. Highly recommended. (By doctor/photographer)
• It is a riveting story of your Bunshri’s mother-in-law and she told it with much love, empathy and compassion. Beautiful, so beautiful. It touched me deeply.
Bunshri Chandaria’s Silent Voice makes visible the invisibility of Alzheimer’s for which she was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society.
‘My late mother-in-law, Ramaba’s diagnosis had alarmed and saddened me. She was still the epitome of beauty but a disconnect between her and the world had set in. She went quiet. I felt a deep need to give her a voice.’
Ramaba’s personal effects triggered her random memories. These became the subject of the book, captured in Ramaba’s own words and Chandaria’s enigmatic images of the objects, shot in-situ in her mother-in-law’s familiar surroundings, along with Chandaria’s reflections on her mother-in-law’s condition.
• Testimonials: The achingly beautiful ‘Silent Voice’ by Bunshri is a poignant memento of a life well lived but also touches on how affected by Alzheimer’s. Heartbreaking yet peaceful, calm yet urgent. Highly recommended. (By doctor/photographer)
• It is a riveting story of your Bunshri’s mother-in-law and she told it with much love, empathy and compassion. Beautiful, so beautiful. It touched me deeply.
Creator
Bunshri Chandaria FRPS
Publisher
Envisage Books
Date
2023
Format
3-hole sewn Standard Edition
270gsm Mohawk cover
150gsm Mohawk inside pages
4 colour
270gsm Mohawk cover
150gsm Mohawk inside pages
4 colour
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
21 X 15 cm
Number of Pages
68
Number of images
33
Edition Size
200
Place of Publication
UK
Designer
Bunshri Chandaria
Editor
Bunshri Chandaria
Printer
Envisage Books
ISBN
978-0-9930193-7-1
Website
www.bunshri.com
URL Link to project
www.bunshri.com and @bunshrichandariaphotography
Where to buy
Directly by contacting the artist through the website: www.bunshri.com or by email on bunshri@bunshri.com
Links to reviews
www.bunshri.com
Collection
Citation
Bunshri Chandaria FRPS, “Silent Voice about Alzheimers,” Photobook Cafe Photobook Collection, accessed March 5, 2026, https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/2040.