Exhibited at Maximum Exposure, 2024. Toronto, Ontario
The entirety of my point of view on my great-grandpa Norman is compiled through generational story and the photographic archive, two methods of remembrance which fail to give me a full understanding of a man I never met. Within The Veterans Archive, I am assembling new narratives from my great-grandpa’s archive, playing into the shortcomings of the photographic medium, and embracing my speculation and imagination as both kin and curator. The curated images are accompanied by snippets of conversation with my grandmother, which disclose context of Norman’s life told from her point of view. The work reflects upon both Norman’s photos and my grandma’s words, allowing me to sit with, deliberate and react to the relationship between his images and her memory.