fragments in flight

My practice explores the intersections of archive, memory, grief, and nostalgia, using mediums of animation, projection, and light. I am drawn to outdated technologies and the tactile processes they demand, pushing the boundaries between digital and physical manipulation of found imagery. Through this, I explore how memory can be reconstructed and reanimated through obsolete forms.

The work began with an investigation into movement and stillness, inspired by Eadweard Muybridge’s studies of motion. Using thermal printing, I reactivated his stills into moving sequences, bridging the gap between the mechanical and the handmade. This developed into a series of handcrafted film slides, influenced by my mother’s old slide collections and the emotions they evoked. I deconstructed found videos into individual frames, printed them on acetate, and reconstructed them into new narratives through stop-motion projection. The methodical and time-intensive process became integral to the work’s emotional sensitivity.

My materials include silk organza, acetate, wood, and paper, which were selected for their transparency and responsiveness to light. Each interacts with illumination differently, from the warmth of vintage projector bulbs to the precision of LEDs and sunlight, producing a dialogue between old and new light technologies. I work primarily in monochrome and neutral tones to evoke a sense of timelessness and emotional distance.

Influenced by Roland Barthes, Jim Campbell, Christian Boltanski, and Bella La Spina, I draw from their use of light, photography, and themes of memory and loss. As Barthes wrote, “The photograph repeats what can never be repeated existentially.” This notion guides my work, each image a fragment of remembrance, endlessly reanimated yet forever lost.

Through experimentation with scale, distance, and positioning, my installations invite viewers to move around the work, engaging with its layering, dimensionality, and play on time, transforming memory into a tactile and luminous experience.