In Down the Drain, family photographs are submerged in water, their chemical emulsions softening until faces, landscapes, and histories bleed into unrecognizable gradients of ink. When the drain is opened, the liquefied remnants of a shared past are pulled into the plumbing.
The work considers memory not as a stable archive but as a fragile system that requires constant maintenance. Family photographs often function as evidence of coherence, continuity, and belonging, yet beneath their orderly surfaces lie omissions, distortions, and unresolved tensions. Through a process of controlled dissolution, Down the Drain exposes the emotional labor involved in preserving personal and familial narratives.
Memory is a dissolving view.
Down the Drain, 2026. Video, sound. 7’17”. Loop.
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