IN HER EYES, 2023

Photography series

The question of the plasticity of autobiographical memory has been on my mind for a long time. I was troubled by the way my memories changed: some acquired new details, some mingled with dream events, but most disappeared irrevocably. I constantly saw the consequences of these changes in my immediate surroundings: my grandmother’s dementia was gradually manifesting itself. It was uncomfortable for me to be around her, to listen to the repetitive stories, to see the confused look on her face, and to be reminded of her daily routine.

My interest in the nature of human memory and my grandmother’s illness conditioned the creation of this project about the transience of memories. I tried to see the world through her eyes without any sense of regret or prejudice. The main goal for me was to accept the aging of the brain as a basic biological process.