This is still a work in progress. The images were at first just of the specific details and memory triggers I found around the house, which I began photographing after the death of my grandmother. While doing a search on "Nostalgia" in Jstor, I found an article from the Journal of Philosophy on the actions of memory: While describing in technical and philosophical terms the structure of creating a memory, the article inspired me to investigate the spaces between the two poles of memory: creation and the remembrance. I began to juxtapose the images I'd taken against each other— perhaps while by themselves they may just be beautiful, together I am trying to create a dialogue between each image, and between myself and the audience.
This work is about the connection between my past and my present, both the familial connections and the expectations of the role of a female in the family (specifically mine) and a family (in the general sense). The concept of family is shaped so much by those around us, and by the history given to us by our family. With my relocation to Colorado, 1,500 miles away from the nearest family member, family history has been distilled to the primary recollections of 'important' memories. After my grandmother died, I realized there was so very little that ties a family together— even the memories become fragile and dissolve, because each person places a different spin on those memories, and a different level of importance. The images in this series are an attempt to create the space between those 'important' memories, and focus the attention on the things that happen when we aren't paying attention, and the beauty of the smaller, insignificant parts of life.