Abstract

This thesis explores preservation and obsolescence in relation to memory and the family photograph. Through a variety of erasure processes applied to discarded vernacular imagery and projections, the artist manipulated the content, framing and perspective of alleged family memories. The specific techniques utilized include digital erasure, removal by cutting implements, targeted bleaching and the re-photographing of projected Kodachromes into selective fragments. This process facilitated the investigation of the relationship between family photographs, formation of individual memory and the life cycle of family narrative. This work raises questions about the normative sociological factors at play in memory preservation and the constructed family narrative as reflected in the vernacular photograph.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Photography, Artistic; Vernacular photography--Social aspects; Photography of families; Photography, Handworked; Memory in art; Nostalgia in art

Publication Date

2-1-2010

Document Type

Thesis

Department, Program, or Center

School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (CIAS)

Advisor

Larkin, Dan

Advisor/Committee Member

Miokovic, Alex

Advisor/Committee Member

Lieberman, Jessica

Comments

Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: TR655 .A766 2010

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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