My work explores recollective childhood memories with my German and Hungarian relations. These memories exist as indistinguishable fragmental moments that remain as material forms. Through the use of inherited and found sentimental objects, décor and photographs, I preserve memories in a space I would consider a second home, which was my grandmothers’ apartment. These items and photographs portray prominent childhood memories with my grandmother and grandfather, as relatives who are no longer alive.

Many of my creative decisions have stemmed from my grandmother’s apartment that no longer exists in the same way. The appearance of the apartment is no longer what I remember it as, which is why when portraying the space, I maintain the recollection of how it looked. Preserving the archival fragments of the apartment keeps the transient memories I have in that space alive, allowing me to hold onto details that would otherwise fade or shift overtime. The apartment itself held photographical evidence of my family across many of its walls, depicting a multigenerational voyage and reinforcing how memory, object and space were all intertwined within.

Elements of lace and textured fabrics were also prominent throughout the apartment. Incorporating these materials reflects not only the delicacy of the space as a place tied to childhood memories with my grandmother, but also how texture and pattern can evoke specific moments and sensations of an environment. Letting fragments of the space to still exist.