“Fragmentation” is a series of 20 singular digital photographs and 20 diptych landscapes to depict a sense of belonging and the connection between adolescent years growing up in Coastal North Carolina and the present time. This is not a comparison from one another, but a derivative of memories, fragments, from my youth that are found in locations where I am currently, in this case, Pennsylvania.
A diptych is 2 separate images used together to make a singular image. Each image is a separate location from its counterpart to insinuate they could possibly be in the same area or were meant to be there but have altered, just as our lives and memories change with time with location, people, and life experiences. These memories relate back to my childhood in relation to loved ones and areas that changed my life and how I saw them. These images are only mere fragmentations of my life that are meant to be familiar to the viewer, this was intentional when choosing general objects or plants.
I am fascinated by photography, memory, psychology, and the journey of human life. Fragmentation embodies all these elements. Photography is a mere perminent capture of a moment that is no longer present. Iv always believed the important things in life are usually minor and overlooked which allows us to go through life without really slowing down and seeing how we got to where we are. When I take my images and combine them it's clearly only parts of an area, but the full memory is lost due to time. This can even be altered by the landscape changing itself, but it's the small parts we recognize and those moments stick. What's important is more of what's missing vs what's being shown. Hopefully the viewer sees my work and sees certain aspects, such as an ice cream cone on the ground and possibly trigger a distant memory of their own and reflect on their life. I feel we always continue moving forward and never really reflect on the journey as much as the moment and who helped us along the way. I don’t think its good to be stuck in the past as I believe this is unhealthy, but I do believe it’s important to not overlook the little details that made the biggest impacts in our lives that created who we are.
