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The third artist that I want to talk about is Pedro Isztin,
"Transformation revisits the pain, joy, and suffering that our psyches are stamped with, no matter how little or large those experiences as a child. Some childhoods are so numb, they are a blur, but they always contain the few pieces of a puzzle. We are not alone. Memories prove that" -Expert from Artist Statement, Pedro Isztin (Contact Sheet)
His photographs are 8X10'' chromogenic prints, were he has a subject wearing a photograph of himself as a child. That photograph is taped onto their bodies with red tape which raises questions about that choice. Why red tape? Why in that specific area of their bodies? What is the connection between the past and the body part in which they are taped to? Picture within a picture is a widely explored idea, in which memory can be effectively evoked. Each subject is taken through time into their past, and childhood. I think that Isztin's work implies ideas of time, change, and culture which every individual goes through in life.
Again after going through the Contact Sheet featuring the Exhibition called Tracing Memory, the second artist I want to discuss is Angie Buckley.
"Our opinions are continuously shaped through associations with people in our immediate environment and our culture. Habits stories, and traditions from various groups are passed from one generation to the next and most of these things transform over time through a subtle metamorphosis" -Expert from Artist Statement, Angie Buckley (Contact Sheet)
He images are 20X24'', and are printed on traditional format as Silver Gelatin Prints.There are photographs of individuals placed on the actual place where the photograph was taken. She seems to be playing with stories that have taken place in a particular moment in time, One can make connections between the individuals in the photograph and the environments where the photographs are being placed. There is a clear sense of time when approaching the work as a whole which can be directly connected to our memories and how we remember. I think that she also makes clear connotations to ideas of displacement and belonging to particular cultures, time and place.
"It is not necessary that my memories be based solely on actual events, but rather, I afford myself the opportunity to tailor them to meet the feeling that recreates my encounters with those I have photographed. My photographs illustrate the liquid nature of memory through the combination of the familiar with the unfamiliar" -Expert from Artist Statement, Cyrus Karimipour (Contact Sheet)
When I was going through a contact sheet featuring an exhibition called Tracing Memory I thought it was rather interesting how the artist expressed their ideas about memory with the medium of photography. One of the artists featured was: Cyrus Karimipour.
His photographs are 16X16'' pigmented inject prints, that feature some sort of collages and manipulations. All of the images are unclear as to what the detail should be. One can depict faces, and figures making a strong appearance but nothing clear. There is a sense of movement, blurriness and distortion that in my opinion references to memories and their loss information as time transcends. It seems to me that the manipulation helps the artist to recreate, and rebuild memories past, or even memories that are completely invented.
