I really like that some of the pieces are unrecognized images - odd pieces of the whole. Nice. While there is some struggle in the construction of memory and how it is retrieved, I read the work as finding the exceptional pieces that fit together; rather than constructing it with pieces that should fit. That would be perfect; that would be boring.
Excellent question. Interestingly enough, personally I find smell to be the most intense memory producer, and have been thinking about ways to potentially incorporate that into the work, but haven't been able to figure anything out. That might require a much more elaborate construction. The only other thing I can think of is infusing the paper, but I'm not sure how that would work out.
I would be interested in hearing about the process you use and why it's important to illustrate your thesis topic about how information is retrieved, forgotten, recalled...etc.
Each tile of the image is created on many layers, all written over the previous layer. Now this is not exactly how memories are created (actual memories are erased and then rewritten) but "over-writing" is how I can represent that the best in a photographic medium. As I examine each tile before "over-writing" it, I see that due to the variability of the processes, that some information has become more prominent, and some less so. When the "new memory" (next layer) is created, that hierarchy of information will sometimes become more expanded, and sometimes it will even out. I imagine that it is at least sub-consciously intentional, as there is quite a bit of control available to you if you choose to use it. Maybe I exaggerate one feature and lessen the importance of another, and sometimes the tile itself just doesn't contain what would typically be considered "important" information, so it just relegates itself to the background as "filler".
Good answer - somebody give this man his MFA now. By overwriting you are obscuring information underneath; so I think that counts as erasing. I also think that enlarging an image beyond its potential would also count as erasing. Both of those leave gaps and entry points into the work.
I really like that some of the pieces are unrecognized images - odd pieces of the whole. Nice. While there is some struggle in the construction of memory and how it is retrieved, I read the work as finding the exceptional pieces that fit together; rather than constructing it with pieces that should fit. That would be perfect; that would be boring.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I find the puzzle interesting. The best puzzle I ever had was a two sided puzzle where all of the pieces were the same shape.
DeleteAll of your memory construction is visual and photographic. Wondering if you thought about other ways things are remembered?
ReplyDeleteExcellent question. Interestingly enough, personally I find smell to be the most intense memory producer, and have been thinking about ways to potentially incorporate that into the work, but haven't been able to figure anything out. That might require a much more elaborate construction. The only other thing I can think of is infusing the paper, but I'm not sure how that would work out.
DeleteI would be interested in hearing about the process you use and why it's important to illustrate your thesis topic about how information is retrieved, forgotten, recalled...etc.
ReplyDeleteEach tile of the image is created on many layers, all written over the previous layer. Now this is not exactly how memories are created (actual memories are erased and then rewritten) but "over-writing" is how I can represent that the best in a photographic medium. As I examine each tile before "over-writing" it, I see that due to the variability of the processes, that some information has become more prominent, and some less so. When the "new memory" (next layer) is created, that hierarchy of information will sometimes become more expanded, and sometimes it will even out. I imagine that it is at least sub-consciously intentional, as there is quite a bit of control available to you if you choose to use it. Maybe I exaggerate one feature and lessen the importance of another, and sometimes the tile itself just doesn't contain what would typically be considered "important" information, so it just relegates itself to the background as "filler".
DeleteGood answer - somebody give this man his MFA now.
ReplyDeleteBy overwriting you are obscuring information underneath; so I think that counts as erasing. I also think that enlarging an image beyond its potential would also count as erasing. Both of those leave gaps and entry points into the work.