These photographs are taken from the point of view of an inquisitive child; a recollection of my younger self attempting to explore the complex notion of impermanence. Through the use of contrasting textures, a vibrant color story, and a documentary approach, one begins to notice the mortality of something as simple as used bandaids, dead batteries, and socks who have lost their mate. Treating these ordinary objects as things that need to be closely studied implies an importance of the disposable. The methodology of organization-the intent with which I arrange objects within a group, how they are interacting within an environment, and the “wear and tear” of them all play a role in this idea of replacement; temporariness. How long will a tooth be loose before it falls out? What happens to the widowed sock after its pair goes missing? How many licks does a lollipop forfeit? How long will My Room be My Room before the family packs life up and we move again? How long will anything last? Can it be replaced? Is there anything that is actually permanent? In childhood, we inevitably come face to face with the rigidity of mature subjects that we have no choice but to interpret as best we can; difficult things that test our age with wisdom. Oftentimes we lack the vocabulary or developmental ability to express ourselves. We can only understand things to the degree with which we have experience. These images tell a story of a child trying to record something that they cannot fully grasp but want to so, so badly. It is in that failure of the image’s capacity to explain the concept of temporariness, that we recall within ourselves a time when we held less knowledge and fewer tools to navigate abstract obstacles that emotionally left us in the dust. The series is about temporariness as a spectrum; from the recommended amount of time to leave a bandaid on a wound, to how long a feeling of happiness will last. Everything is in a state of temporariness, even us.
