Diaristic Explorations meets at the intersection of memory and photography, and includes elements of nature, homage, and upheaval. The work is an active, bodily, and diaristic exploration of coping with 1 Juvenile Diabetes, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Fibromyalgia, anxiety, an eating disorder, and family trauma. Disease and familial difficulties are universal histories that include my story, which I recontextualize by combining cyanotypes, photography, and writing. The work is predicated on, and heightened by cool blue tones, which infuse dual tones of grief and respite. Intended to reflect foliage that grows, remains, and decays, the layers of collaged material are made using medical waste, found memory objects, flowers, natural detritus, glitter, mark-making tools, polaroids, and writing.
