MEMORY PROJECT
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO REMEMBER? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FORGET? IN THIS PROJECT, I SET OUT TO RECREATE THE SAME PAINTING WITHOUT REFERENCING THE PRIOR ORIGINAL OVER A PERIOD OF A WEEK, REPEATING THE PROCESS NIGHTLY. I WANTED TO TEST MY MIND’S ABILITY TO REMEMBER, I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT STAYS AND WHAT IS RE-IMAGINED.
20" x 30" Acrylic on Matte Board, Memory Project (1), Heather Galloway, 2022.
20" x 30" Acrylic on Matte Board, Memory Project (7), Heather Galloway, 2022.
I HOPE TO COMPLETE A MONTH LONG (POSSIBLY LONGER), TEST OF THIS CONCEPT OF MEMORY, MEMORY LOSS, AND IMAGINATION, IN ORDER TO GAIN INSIGHT ABOUT MY OWN MIND’S INNER WORKINGS AND TO DECONSTRUCT THE VERY MECHANISMS OF MEMORY IN AN ARTISTIC APPROACH. I WILL BE INCLUDING A BLOG OF MY DISCOVERIES AND NOTES AS I GO ALONG. UPON COMPLETION I WILL POST ALL THE IMAGES ALONGSIDE ONE ANOTHER. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE SUMMER OF 2023 .
-HEATHER