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I am exploring the relationship between our personal and collective memories. As the external landscapes of our world change so too does our internal relationship to them. When we hold the memories of our past up to these changes, our faces, our bodies, become mirrors simultaneously reflecting what is new and revealing what is past. Nothing is lost. The emotional ghosts live there in the faded quicksilver of forgetfulness.
Through photography, I strive to create images that conjure both our psychic and physical landscapes. My photographs are mostly made of multiple layers. While the main image may be the human form, I also use textures, different flora and fauna, insects and ephemera such as fishhooks, paper, lace, cloth, maps, graffiti, my grandmother's journals, and stamps to tell stories. These are tangible, everyday objects that when taken out of context, can convey multiple, symbolic meaning. By using layered images, I hope to reveal what is in the process of being erased.
This process of juxtaposition, of the old image being erased by the new, works to strengthen and focus the subject of loss. And loss as a condition of change is one of my prime concerns. With this in mind, I try to create work that moves from the surface to the depths and that links emotional truths with everyday realities. Though the human body is a prisoner of time, with my images, I try to reveal the experiences that may be held in those bodies so that the then and now and when can be told. |
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