Recalled Series

Starting with 100+-year-old photographs of anonymous subjects, the Recalled series uses multiple exposures, intentional camera motion, and layering to create new portraits that are entirely unpredictable and startling.

With these techniques, I explore the intersection of photography and contemporary art to create evocative, painterly likenesses of personality and mood. Dust, tears, and blemishes that mark the original photographs add rich, abstract elements. Nothing is added or subtracted during the 'development' process.

Emerging through the thick veil of time, the reappearance of the sitter is the survival of memory. The original photographs are part of the collection at the New Westminster Museum and Archives.

Recalled Series #2 "Unidentified Woman: portrait" Original image by unknown photographer, New Westminster Museum and Archive, IHP6742-01

Recalled Series # 3 "Portrait of a First Nations woman" Original image by Oneida Gallery (Seattle), New Westminster Museum and Archives, IHP1419

Recalled Series #4 "A boy in a swimsuit" (version 1) Original image by Vancouver Photographic Co., New Westminster Museum and Archives, IHP9548

Recalled Series #5 "A boy in a swimsuit" (version 2) Original image by Vancouver Photographic Co., New Westminster Museum and Archives, IHP9548

Recalled Series #6 (Portrait of an unidentified man) Original photograph by unknown photographer, New Westminster Museum and Archive, IHP1181

Recalled Series #7" Unidentified Man. Portrait" Original photograph by unknown photographer, New Westminster Museum and Archive, IHP1181

Recalled Series #8 "Unidentified Woman" Original image by unknown photographer, New Westminster Archives and Museum, IHP14327-128

Recalled Series #9 "Portrait of a Young Girl" Original image by unknown photographer,New Westminster Museum and Archives, IHP0881

Recalled Series #10 "Unidentified girl, 189-" Original image by unknown photographer, New Westminster Museum and Archive, IHP7171

Recalled Series #11 "Prisoner, identity number 809" Original image by unknown photographer, New Westminster Archives and Museum, IHP9060

Recalled Series #12 "Unidentified inmate of the B.C. Penitentiary" Original image by unknown photographer, New Westminster Museum and Archives, IHP9062

Recalled Series #13 "Photograph is a portrait of an unidentified man" Original photograph by Tsunenojo [Paul] Okamura, New Westminster Museum and Archives, IHP5952

Recalled Series #14 "Portrait of a young man wearing a school cardigan" Original image by unknown photographer, New Westminster Museum and Archives, IHP9268-0132

Recalled Series #15 "Unidentified girl at St. Peter's School" Original image by unknown photographer, New Westminster Museum and Archives, IHP1751-051

Recalled Portrait #16 "Portrait of an unidentified young man [189-?]" Original photograph by Tsunenojo [Paul] Okamura, New Westminster Museum and Archives, Ihp5953)

Recalled Series #17 "Two poses mounted" IHP9444 (Wadds Photo, Vancouver) and IHP6742 (Unknown photographer); New Westminster Museum and Archives

Recalled Series #18 "Photograph shows an unknown young man in a studio portrait" Original image by unknown photographer, New Westminster Museum and Archives, IHP7947-007

Recalled Series #19 "Photograph shows an unidentified man. [c. 1900]" Original image by unknown photographer, New Westminster Museum and Archives, IHP0525

Recalled Series 20 "Unknown woman in a fur coat in a studio portrait. - [192-]." Original photograph by unknown studio photographer, New Westminster Museum and Archives, IHP7947-010