A family photo, the obituary — these record and form a life’s memories.
My combinatorial project, “Remember me: a collective narrative in found words and photographs,” intimately connects vernacular photos with hand-embroidered anecdotes culled from family/friend-written obituaries. Both synopsize familiar human experiences — living, loving — and were created for personal use. Here the photos “read” the texts and vice versa, teasing pretension, tragi-comedy and profound truths about the human condition from sentimental artifacts. In seeking empathetic connections, I create representative keepsakes.
We see our personal truths reflected, through photos and words, in the lives of others.
We are reminded, in this acrimonious age, of our commonalities.
My combinatorial project, “Remember me: a collective narrative in found words and photographs,” intimately connects vernacular photos with hand-embroidered anecdotes culled from family/friend-written obituaries. Both synopsize familiar human experiences — living, loving — and were created for personal use. Here the photos “read” the texts and vice versa, teasing pretension, tragi-comedy and profound truths about the human condition from sentimental artifacts. In seeking empathetic connections, I create representative keepsakes.
We see our personal truths reflected, through photos and words, in the lives of others.
We are reminded, in this acrimonious age, of our commonalities.
