MEMORY LOST
Since 2024, I have been scanning and editing more than 12,000 feet of anonymous Super 8mm home movies dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. Purchased on eBay, these once-private recordings have been separated from their original owners and recirculated as commodities. From this footage, I extract still images and pair them with imagined dialogue to construct speculative narratives.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LOOK AT YOU
HE WAS ALWAYS SO SAD
I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE HER CRY
WE WERE HAPPY THEN
SHE WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL
I WAS LOST IN THOUGHT
I TRIED MY BEST ALWAYS
I LOVED HER MORE
HE WAS FEARLESS
HE WAS A MAN'S MAN
THEY DIDN'T PLAY WITH US
I STILL DREAM OF HIM
WE DESPERATELY DESIRED TO BE FAMOUS
SHE COULD NOT FOLLOW
HER LAUGHTER LINGERS
HE WOULD GO TOMORROW
SHE LOVED US
SHE WASN'T READY
THE CAR HE ADORED
