I was inspired by Dr. Richmond who came in and talked about long-term and short-term memory. She stated how repetition helps with memory. I created a set of three pieces that represent memory loss. There’s a lot of individuals who struggle with their long-term and short-term memory and use repetition as a way to help with this. An example is writing down phrases or words a bunch of times until you feel like you have it down. This can be on flash cards, notebook or whiteboards. In the photograph below, the phrase “do not forget,” is written down. Representing how we try so hard to remember something by using these techniques. We tell ourselves not to forget.
However, over time we forget, the dark and bold word becomes illegible. Our memories have a hole in them in which they fade over time. This idea is represented in the second photograph below, which was photoshopped to give off that effect. We try so hard and focus on not to forget things but that vanishes. It turns into a bright light in which our memories are lost. Those lost memories include the indecipherable phrases and words.
Lost memories are not only a mental aspect but it can affect you physically. Furthermore, causing your physical state to be in distress. The image photographed/photoshopped below shows that: a suffering of an individual who has gone into a hole with the thought of what they were trying to remember.
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