The Concept

“What’s Left Behind”

“Two years ago, I lost both of my parents within the span of nine months. My mother had always said that, when she died, there would be nothing left. It seemed, at the time, that she may have been right. I realized that the grieving process is different for everyone but that statement of hers haunted me. Was she right?

I began to revisit all the places that had meant so much to me growing up in San Francisco (I’ve resided in Los Angeles for over ten years). In my mother’s obituary they called San Francisco “her city,” and accurately so. My parents, my siblings and I all have deep roots in San Francisco and I explored the city in search of some kind of answer. Is there anything left now that Jaime and Gloria Gonzalez are gone? Is there ever anything left when a loved one passes?

Through interviews and extensive location shooting, I share my story of RASTROS, a contemplation of family, loss and love.”

- Carlos Ferro, 2005