With the invention of photography and the proliferation of mechanically reproduced images, the eye has had to pick up speed to such an extent that we have grown accustomed to read all visual compositions at a glance. The source of my work is a handful of black and white photographs. It would take but a few minutes to view them all, but because my intention is to communicate to the viewer some important details about family interactions and emotions associated with memories and the passing of time, I have made recourse to different techniques of alteration and modification. All this has been to alter the speed of visual time, that is to slow down the process of seeing in order to catch the viewer’s attention long enough to tell the story.

My work deals simultaneously with perception of space and time. By revisiting my past I have allowed myself to readdress some unresolved issues that have been burdening me for many years, thus experiencing a healing effect.

The original photographs, capturing actual frozen moment in the life of family members, through means of reconstruction have become imaginary images attempting to convey feelings aroused by the memory I hold of a particular person or event. Memory is not a reliable source of historical facts when we deal with emotions. For memory alters events and actions to suit the emotional need of the one remembering. Revisiting the past is a painful process for the past cannot be changed but we can alter our perception of the past to satisfy whatever needs we have for closure and forgiveness. A personal journey thus becomes a universal journey for we all share good and bad memories of our parents, siblings and friends.