My photographs are a personal exploration of memory and its related processes, including thought, gaps or problems, reconstruction, storage, and the manipulation caused by dreams or time. Through the aesthetic and formal qualities of photography and editing both digital and analogue I present my perspective on these phenomena. I am interested in how photographs can communicate ideas about memory and loss through various techniques like long exposures, constructing diptychs, and layering images digitally and physically. In using these photographic strategies, I feel I am able to more closely communicate my personal experience with memory. 

Memory encompasses more than just specific moments recovered and stored for future reflection. It intertwines with other mental processes, such as thought. As someone who feels their mind is always active, I often experience thoughts overlapping or overpowering one another, blurring the original. I use techniques of long exposure and physically altering prints to capture such mental phenomena. Similarly, the struggle to confront moments of loss or breaches in recollection has shaped my work for years, making it essential to explore. By isolating subjects through borders or removal, I visually communicate this struggle and its accompanying emotions.

As a visual learner, I create representations of how I perceive my mind’s metaphorical storage. Past experiences that have caused significant gaps in my memory have also led me to notice how memories are reassigned or reimagined, often reshaping themselves into something else. This is my reality, and my photographs convey it through the use of layers and layouts. Another element I emphasize is the manipulation of memory caused by the passage of time or dreams. Distinguishing between real memories and those influenced by stories, imagined scenarios, shifts in perspective, or similar factors has been a key focus. I use symbols and borders to highlight this dynamic in my work.

By addressing a theme that is entirely personal and mental, I both confront and transcend the struggles I associate with memory. Transforming my personal experience that once felt burdensome into art represents growth and persistence. Through my artwork I share my individual experience with memory and its comparable functions.