memory in bloom
This exhibition is an ode to my grandmother, who has been losing her memory to dementia. Exploring themes of transience and permanence, the sequence creates a gradient of opacity—beginning with watercolor on rice paper and ending with solid silver forms. Similarly, the pieces oscillate between representation and abstraction, mirroring the ongoing processes of memory formation and loss.
In my art practice, I find myself caught between resisting and celebrating the relentless passage of time. As I grapple with the fragility of memory, I reflect on my relationship with photography in particular. Photography becomes a medium of grief: a way to preserve love that persists through this passage of time.
Memory in Bloom touches on the grief associated with lost memories while simultaneously encouraging the viewer to embrace the ephemeral. The motifs of these pieces maintain that beauty lies in impermanence; a silver vase is adorned with a night-blooming jasmine, and ink paintings juxtapose eternal mountains with passing mist.
