Ephemeros – from the ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), literarily ‘lasting only one day’.
Susan Sontag, in her 1973 book On Photography, declared photographs “are not so much an instrument of memory as an invention of it or a replacement.”
The works in this portfolio are part of a large on-going study. Investigating the nature of human awareness and memories, paralleled in facilities we construct, use for a short time, and then discard, this study is exploring Susan Sontag’s notion of photographs and memories.
The images recall bygone things, with a memory and an awareness we do not always fully perceive. And when we do, it is sometimes a remembrance bright, joyful, and full of potential; other times it is as a dark and sullen recollection. On initial glance the images may suggest places with lowly responsiveness, reflecting a bankruptcy of economic enactment underlain with social anxiety. On deeper examination they attempt to evoke an ephemeral interplay between the facilities and objects, unwanted and discarded, and the peoples’ memories framed by towering dreams and expectations.
For me, the objective is to examine this uneasy nuptial of ambiguous awareness, diverse memories, and uncertain emotions, with the austerely beauty of the physical scenes.
All pieces are available for purchase, in signed and numbered limited editions. Prices vary with image size, media type, series, and edition # in the series. Images can be acquired mounted and framed, or unframed, in a variety of standard print sizes as well as in custom sizes.
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