Memory Bank

An exploration of memories and failed memories, informed by place, family, death, love, and the overall human experience.

"Memory Bank" is the study of my thoughts, both past and present. It investigates the relationship I have with myself and, often, with the act of photography. The work even goes as far as exploring various devices used to capture images, both artistically and practically.

The focus of the imagery is my constant frustration with the medium of photography, the contrast between spending time at home versus being on the road for work, immediate homesickness, past relationships, heartbreak, traumas, family, mental health/illness, and the repetitive failings of my memory. What can we trust of what has passed, and how helpful is it to our present and, ultimately, future selves?

This distrust is the starting point for the work and has allowed me to explore these themes with a flexibility that I haven't allowed myself before. With this blank slate, I can draw from my archive, recreate scenes from my life, explore collaborations with fellow artists, and even draw inspiration from my dreams. I hope that this becomes my new standard practice moving forward.