“A Brittle Archive” revisits the family archive and reflects
on the fragility of photography. Intertwined with nostalgia and sentimentality
these photos provide no clear identity to the people in them. These photos
transcend individual stories, faces and places blur, a collective longing for
the familiarity, universal nostalgia.
In reimagining and interpreting the archive, the notion of
fragility emerges as a central theme. No longer bound by the intentions of the
original creator, these images take on a life of their own, their meaning
shifting and evolving with each new perspective. The creator's influence wanes,
giving way to a myriad of interpretations.