DEVIN ASHMORE

It’s Chaos, but it’s Ours

An ongoing, intimate work documenting my navigation of  motherhood and womanhood. It’s Chaos, but it’s Ours, explores themes of the lived experience of motherhood; loss of identity, connection, grief, mental wellness, expectations, the wide range of human emotions , unconditional love, and overwhelm.

Devin documents the “mess” of her life to break away from the attached anxiety and expectations that her house must be clean before she creates/ relaxes. Using the camera as a medium to surrender into the present, perspective shifts and chaos transforms into beauty. We zero into the intricacies of shared space with children through the Objects of mother and daughter. They merge to create a story of life lived and harmony found in the surrender of chaos.