the functionality of the object....
Over time, we remember things and we forget things. The spaces we see everyday also change, they erode and disintegrate with the weather and they also get fixed and altered. For this series of images I was trying to capture the true function of the object. I was attempting to look at the essence of objects and even how they change and differ over time, their function remains the same. Similarly to family, we know that things do change, people come and leave, but at the end of the day you know that a small part of them are still with you. With these digital collages, they are made up of tiny images of my family from past to present. They date back to the early twentieth century up until the present. This emphasises the idea of the function of the object being the same from when my ancestors were alive till now. Initially these images will be framed to enhance the idea of being hung up like an old photograph. They also have a photographic and nostalgic atmosphere to them which is exactly what I was trying to achieve.
Story Of A Melancholy Girl
These images are very sentimental as they reflect where I come from. They are a journey or a narrative of how far me and my family have developed and changed in this country. They are I suppose you could say a juxtaposition between me and my ancestors. They reflect the darkness of war and the communist system which was happening in Poland and then the light represents me. This symbolises how I have developed into a person but whilst I grow I still acknowledge that they are a part of me and my history.
:Roots of the willow tree tie my feet to the earth
:Endurance of childhood innocence
:Darkness prevails
