Family Reunion, 2022, 4x5 & 35mm film as archival inkjet prints, variable dimensions

Artist Statement

This collection of film photographs exists an an extension of the family archive that was the inspiration for its creation. The archive of objects and photographs left behind by my ancestors are brought into the present through my photographs; self-portraits and still lifes revealing interactions with books, jewelry, and images that remain posthumously. By wearing my ancestors’ jewelry, posing alongside their photographs, and incorporating my own objects and images into the archive, I reintroduce embodiment to absence. Photographing these interactions becomes a part of a ritual where I explore my own place in time and practice remembrance towards the future.