Recollected Memories
The annihilation of space and time through the advent of photography in the
mid nineteenth century transformed American life. We are in the midst of a
furthering of that annihilation. Through photomontage I am exploring the
narrative that emerges between subject, space and time. The work reflects
various photographs that I have taken merged with others from my family’s
albums. I find myself inspired by the stories that come in to focus when we
collocate the medium of photography with 21st century technological
practices, the cultural influence of our country’s migration west, and the
personal history of family. Each blended piece possesses its own original
story, in addition to insights about photography, representation, fabrication,
and visual language.
In creating this project while looking through the lens of my family’s histories
and biases I have found that these stories extend beyond my own journey.
They exist throughout the west into our country’s cultural identity. They are
stories of perseverance, pride, struggle, life and death. They are human
stories intertwined in a majestic landscape.
mid nineteenth century transformed American life. We are in the midst of a
furthering of that annihilation. Through photomontage I am exploring the
narrative that emerges between subject, space and time. The work reflects
various photographs that I have taken merged with others from my family’s
albums. I find myself inspired by the stories that come in to focus when we
collocate the medium of photography with 21st century technological
practices, the cultural influence of our country’s migration west, and the
personal history of family. Each blended piece possesses its own original
story, in addition to insights about photography, representation, fabrication,
and visual language.
In creating this project while looking through the lens of my family’s histories
and biases I have found that these stories extend beyond my own journey.
They exist throughout the west into our country’s cultural identity. They are
stories of perseverance, pride, struggle, life and death. They are human
stories intertwined in a majestic landscape.