inherited topologies

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This series takes the most degraded fragments of archival photographs and reframes them as primary subjects, elevating their physical history, human handling, and material deterioration to a monumental status. Reminiscent of excavated artifacts, these works establish themselves as memory objects that have entirely lost their indexical ties to reality—prompting the question: What happens when our memory aids fail us on a fundamental level, as physical objects?
Through this process of reframing, distancing, and digital doubling, the works function as a dual lens. They peer into the past via the weathered imagery carried on their surfaces, while remaining firmly anchored in the present through their high-tech, digitally derived fabrication. This material dichotomy highlights the shifting role of the photograph in our screen-saturated culture. By re-contextualizing these remnants across time, form, and material, the work beautifully bridges the space between raw abstraction and historical representation.