Matthias Koch

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The Hard Decision Of Moving A Family Member To An Alzheimer's Care Home
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The Hard Decision Of Moving A Family Member To An Alzheimer's Care Home
Copyright Matthias Koch 2024
Updated Oct 2024
Location Aubenas
Summary
Alzheimer, A story a lot of families have to go through. One day it just becomes impossible to continue to stay at home. It is the memory. We do not live any more in the same time. Taking care becomes a burden. One day much too difficult. Leaving home, the only exit.

Leaving Home is a deeply moving series that captures a pivotal moment in the lives of families affected by Alzheimer's disease. 


Through the sensitive lens of Matthias Koch, we witness the final days when his father-in-law, suffering from this neurodegenerative disease, had to leave the house and village where he had spent 87 years of his life.Alzheimer's disease, responsible for nearly 60% of the 24 million dementia cases worldwide, affects not only memory but also the deep bonds between an individual and their surroundings. Each image in this series evokes both the beauty and sadness of forgotten memories and the heartbreak of leaving a place filled with a lifetime of experiences.The photographs in Leaving Home are imbued with silence and delicacy, subtly revealing the emotional weight of an inevitable separation. The intricate details of a lifetime—objects left behind, familiar corners—serve as poignant reminders of the intimate and painful impact this disease imposes, not only on the individual but on the entire family.

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MATTHIAS KOCH - Leaving Home
A story a lot of families have to go through. One day it just becomes impossible to continue to stay at home. It is the memory. We do not live any more in the same time. Taking care becomes a burden. One day much to difficult. Leaving home, the...
Partir est une série profondément émouvante qui capture un moment de rupture dans la vie de nombreuses familles touchées par la maladie d'Alzheimer. À travers l'objectif sensible de Matthias Koch, nous assistons aux derniers jours où son beau-père, atteint de cette maladie neurodégénérative, a dû quitter la maison et le village où il avait passé ses 87 années.

La maladie d'Alzheimer, responsable de près de 60 % des 24 millions de cas de démence dans le monde, n'affecte pas seulement la mémoire, mais aussi les liens profonds entre un individu et son environnement. Chaque image de cette série évoque à la fois la beauté et la tristesse des souvenirs perdus, et le déchirement d'abandonner un lieu rempli de tant de vécu.

Les photographies de Partir sont empreintes de silence et de délicatesse, laissant entrevoir le poids émotionnel d'une séparation inévitable. Les détails minutieux d'une vie entière, tels que des objets laissés derrière, des coins familiers, rappellent l'impact intime et douloureux que la maladie impose, non seulement sur l'individu, mais sur toute la famille.


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