I have decided to create a photo blog... these images are from 2006. New images are on their way.
Veiled
Preserved
Presence
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Eulogy(These images are part of a series that was created in 2006 and exhibited in May.)
I find the intricacies of the human mind to be incredibly fascinating. Within the brain exists a series of complex neurological responses which allow us to recall details of the past. However, I am more intrigued by the understanding that the brain exists as far more than a chemically functioning organ.
Beyond my interest in the biological functioning of the brain, exists my sheer curiosity with the mental imagery of memory. My work in this series attempts to reconstruct that which I cannot explain, that which is very indistinct yet at the same time distinct, the essence of a mental image.
Sometimes our memories are not clear and sometimes they are clearer than our present reality. Other times only pieces can be recalled, information goes missing. The presence of emotion is deeply intertwined with our memories. All of these factors create a biased image. We can trust our mental images of a memory in the same way that we can trust a photograph; neither one represents true reality, and both forms are subject to our personal whims in interpretation.
The photographs in this series are a way to connect with and keep alive my past; they deal with the world in the same way that I recollect my own earliest memories. These places that have existed in my mind breathe new life through the process of revisiting and recording on film. Most of these spaces have slowly changed, remaining familiar yet becoming more foreign with time;in this same manner my memories will lose their familiarity as years pass.
Beyond my interest in the biological functioning of the brain, exists my sheer curiosity with the mental imagery of memory. My work in this series attempts to reconstruct that which I cannot explain, that which is very indistinct yet at the same time distinct, the essence of a mental image.
Sometimes our memories are not clear and sometimes they are clearer than our present reality. Other times only pieces can be recalled, information goes missing. The presence of emotion is deeply intertwined with our memories. All of these factors create a biased image. We can trust our mental images of a memory in the same way that we can trust a photograph; neither one represents true reality, and both forms are subject to our personal whims in interpretation.
The photographs in this series are a way to connect with and keep alive my past; they deal with the world in the same way that I recollect my own earliest memories. These places that have existed in my mind breathe new life through the process of revisiting and recording on film. Most of these spaces have slowly changed, remaining familiar yet becoming more foreign with time;in this same manner my memories will lose their familiarity as years pass.
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