An abstract scanner photograph of a photograph ft a young girl whose head is translucent and distorted

My Father Catches Me Confronting Memory

This scanograph won an Honourable Mention in Room Magazine's 2021 Cover Art Contest.

“My Father Catches Me Confronting Memory,” Room Magazine, 2021.

“Memory is a powerful tool. How far will you go to remember an event, an individual, something that has made ruts into your brain. Living with these imprints on a day to day basis makes us the individuals we are. We learn to cope with constant reminders that we are as much as the past and the present. We have no choice but to go forward. This haunting image invites the viewer to linger in this room: almost touching, almost smelling and almost having a conversation with the person in the room.” — Judge Shelley Niro

Image description: a scanograph (scanner photograph) of an old family photograph of me in a room facing a bright window. The exposition of the photograph makes it look like my head is translucent and a lamp can on a side table can be seen through my head. The image repeats three times with the last repeat upside down. All over a black background.

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