Song of the Orphan

Raised in an Irish Catholic family, Ms. Duffy was deeply instilled with the burden of original sin and Catholic guilt. No matter how fervently Ms. Duffy has attempted to reject and disown these beliefs, and Catholicism as a whole, she continues to grapple with the beliefs per se and to find peace with their effect on her life. These diptych-like images, taken from her larger work entitled “Feticide,” are one just one attempt at such a search for understanding and peace. Discovered through travel, self-exploration, and several guilt-ridden experiences, these images narrate her most recent encounters with sin, guilt, and self-absolution.