ILLUSTRATION

The Architecture of Forgetting

This series explores the fragile tether between memory and identity through the lens of Alzheimer's disease. Inspired by the personal experience of witnessing a loved one’s memory fade, I visualize the psychological landscape of loss—where the laws of physics no longer apply, and the coherent "self" begins to crumble.

In these works, domestic spaces lose gravity, monumental statues crack under the weight of time, and isolated islands drift into the void. These images are not just about forgetting; they are about the structural collapse of one's history.

 I. She Stood Beyond Time

Visualizing the mother as a monumental figure of faith. As this pillar fractures, the daughter reaches out, desperately trying to catch the floating debris to patch the cracks—an impossible attempt to hold together a disintegrating identity.

II. What Slips Through

The Interior: Visualizing the futility of caregiving. It captures the tragic moment where the daughter reaches out to catch her falling mother but fails. As the mother is pulled downwards into the void, the "home" dissolves around them, depicting the gravitational pull of forgetting.

Drafts

 III. The Island of Forgotten Things

The Island: Symbolizing the final stage of isolation. A solitary house sits on a desolate island, surrounded by a dark sea and flying pages of lost names, representing the complete erasure of language and connection.

Although created digitally, I aimed to capture the warmth and imperfection of analog printmaking. The copperplate style lends the work a sense of 'pastness'—a nostalgic quality that mirrors the longing inherent in the Alzheimer's experience

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