Sepia is the color of the photo after it has faded.
When I was a child, I liked to listen to my ancestors telling stories about their childhood. But now, my parents-in-law have passed away one by one, leaving only some yellowed memories in my mind that linger.
To me, that era was a mystery, a fairy tale, and a unity created by all kinds of contradictions. Whenever I look through the large books of old photos that I have saved at home, and chew on the legends that I was fascinated by, I feel the urge to record these people and things.
They come from two big families, one has been in business for generations, the other has a scholarly family, and the fate of these two families is closely linked because of two marriages...