Ephemeral Project

As humans, we place immense value on our memories. Each one is a little pearl that encapsulates our identity, it is what makes us unique. So we store them away in the filing cabinets of our mind in order to preserve them forever. However, the human brain is much more fallible than we realize. In reality, our memories are faint threads at best, some are even completely made up unbeknownst to us. In this project, titled “Ephemeral,” I explore human’s imperfect memories and the loss of identity one feels when they realize their memories are not the secure fortress we imagine them to be. By printing photographs on leaves, a process known as chlorophyll printing, I capture the realities of the human mind. While these images on leaves are sharp and crisp, the organic material they are printed on will decay with time, ultimately destroying the image. Similarly, as our memories age with us, they will become mere impressions of our experiences.