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Sophie McKenzie Baker
‘Phantasmagoria of Memory – Integral pieces of a life story.’

“Phantasmagoria of Memory, book and photographic prints are an inspiration from my dissertation question; ‘What is the future for the traditional family photograph album, is the method and approach of collecting and storing family photographs changing as the digital era spreads?’

 
This project started from a small tin, a tin of hidden memories. This tin represents a life still alive today, not dead. It’s an old biscuit tin bursting full of old and faded photographs, postcards and negatives; a treasure chest now unearthed. I collected these negatives and gave new life to these discarded memories, using liquid light. Keeping this faded dream like quality to the newborn photographs; I used certain type of brush strokes, whilst painting on the emulsion to gain this technique.”