Los Angeles-based photographer Tracy L Chandler paperwork her hometown in “A Poor Form of Reminiscence.” Set towards the Californian desert and just about the phrases of the White Queen from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland–“It’s a poor kind of reminiscence that solely works backwards”–Chandler revisits her previous, not with the expectation that she’s going to arrive at some kind of conclusive reality however, somewhat, with the understanding that she is venturing additional down the rabbit gap:
“As I revisit previous hideouts in concrete washes and personal bunks in rock formations, I’m reminded of a previous laden with trauma and my youthful desperation to search out each a way of belonging and independence. I’d escape the morbid chaos of my household dwelling and take refuge within the periphery. Now I return to those areas to {photograph}. This land is strikingly stunning but additionally feels each claustrophobically acquainted and alien with dis-belonging. There’s ambivalence as I discover this panorama. I take care of the battle of the seemingly goal actuality earlier than me versus the subjective reality of my reminiscences. I discover myself chasing ghosts and evading monsters. I wrestle to parse reminiscence from fantasy and reflection from projection. As I work, I embrace this unreliable narrator and use the tracings of my historical past to craft a brand new free photographic fiction.”
Tracy L Chandler shared “A Poor Form of Reminiscence” with us through the Submissions part of our website. The mission is presently out there as a photograph e-book revealed by Deadbeat Club.
