Mamika is the alter-ego of Sasha Goldberger’s 91 year old grandmother. The story goes that Sasha realized his grandmother was lonely and dreamed up a collaborative photo project to lift her spirits. All I can say is this woman is a star (via Honestly WTF).
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7 responses so far ↓
1 Serena // Sep 22, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Brilliant. It also made me a little teary.
2 Kate // Sep 23, 2011 at 11:34 am
me too! it’s really touching and heartfelt. what an amazing way of engaging someone who’s lonely and depressed.
3 Angelia // Sep 23, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Love this, so wonderful to engage older people in creative life.
4 Lily // Sep 24, 2011 at 1:30 pm
These photos blew my mind. My grandmother has the alzheimer and we always do crazy stuff like this, just to lift her spirits, but it had never occurred to me to make art out of it. Brilliant.
5 cathie // Sep 25, 2011 at 11:10 am
this series, as well as Sasha’s new collaboration with his grandmother and her sidekick, are a true combination of love and art. Beautifully done!
6 Kate // Sep 26, 2011 at 4:04 pm
lily – that’s incredible that you do crazy stuff like this with your grandmother! i wonder if anyone has studied the benefits of art/play/dress-up therapy for the elderly.
7 Nina Garner // Sep 30, 2011 at 9:57 pm
this is so awesome!
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