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Memory Loss

Posted by Deborah Ann on Mar 27, 2017 in Uncategorised

Portrait of E.S. Aged 90

Memory loss – all that is precious, personal, self-defining gradually sifts away. Recall becomes a desperate, grasping exercise in utter futility.

Personal experience of those who have memory loss has fuelled my exploration of this cruel aspect of the human condition. What better material than paper, with its many different characteristics, in which to express some thoughts about it.

Beyond Recall

Aide Memoire

OTHER PEOPLE

25th September 2020

Old people are often perceived as alien or different, somehow unreachable – they are ‘other people’. Despite an expressed wish from many – old and young – for more intergenerational mixing, it seems as if the generational gap persists. I was trying to capture some of this in the image. This image evolved from many […]

BEYOND CIVVY STREET

7th August 2020

VISTA I

14th July 2020

IN THE LOOP

21st May 2020

HOW LIKE AND UNLIKE OUR PARENTS WE ARE

27th April 2020

About the current project

My current project is a self-designed, socially-engaged art project, called 'Age in the Frame', which grew out of work I'd been doing on age and ageing in the studio, and has now been running for a fascinating 12 months. See details in News and Posts to hear the recorded views of some of the participants, and see some of the early experimental work exploring the subject. A series of more developed images are now emerging.

Working in paper

Paper is both fragile and robust; it allows for colouring, layers, accretions, excavation; it can be ephemeral or solid; stiff or sagging, it rustles, creaks, peels, tears; it’s enduring and ubiquitous; it can be demanding, frustrating, delightful and affirming. Not much different to the human spirit. And the introduction of spray-paint adds another dimension to its character. It couldn't be a more suitable medium for the series 'Age in the Frame'.

Deborah Ann