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Among my souvenirs
I've spent the past two years exploring how progression of time and exposure had affect on the memory regarding family archives and photography. The inspiration and foundation of this project was exploring the following question:
How much can photographs tell us about memory? If photographs and memory alone are so unreliable for an exact reality, why are they so important to us?
My practice has explored the idea of how domestic photographs function as relics and projects time as a narrative which reflects the past, not necessarily the way it was but the way we choose to remember.
My final major project consisted in repeatedly chemically exposing, freezing then re- freezing 35mm reversal films in a water and vinegar solution. To show the idea of how time can affect or damage the films, I’d created photograms in the darkroom creating a camera-less time-lapse of prints showing the ice melting and the images become visible. Finalising this experimental process I’d digitally scanned my films to show the extent of the damage after being manipulated and chemically exposed.
The process behind my final major, as mentioned my method consisted of repeatedly chemically exposing, freezing then re- freezing 35mm reversal films in a water and vinegar solution. To show the idea of how time can affect or damage the films, I’d created photograms in the darkroom creating a camera-less time-lapse of prints showing the ice melting and the images become visible.
The process took place in a chemical darkroom where I'd produced a series of camera-less prints. As part of my experimental practice I decided that I wanted to record a time-lapse of the ice melting and the films become visible. For my final major I'd decided to print both series of works as a collective piece. I thoroughly enjoyed creating these prints and observing the changes over the documented time frame. Not only was it watching the ice melt but it was watching the reversal films reacting to the chemicals, moving with the ice and the visuals on the prints. Through my outcomes I've Explored how progression of time and exposure to damage has affected these memories (the photograph), Broken but not forgotten.
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