Haley Burbine

Thesis Document

Essay
2021
A supporting document narrated in the first person which deals with the exploration of how family photographs can influence, change and create memory. This document and artwork takes a look at photographs of my family throughout the years and examines how these images have the potential to alter our memories and affect who we are. The artworks take a look at how family dynamics can repeat themselves and leave a phantom presence through our lived experiences. These works take you on a journey through my personal memories in hopes that you, the viewers, find your own memories within them.

Work by

Haley Burbine

“The walls of my family home are filled with frames that hold distant memories. The images within them range from old to new and coloured to black and white. Being surrounded by these photos everyday,...” [More]