Margaret, 1864
1/2 plate ferrotype in antique mat and preserver — Margaret, 1864 1/2 plate ferrotype in antique mat and preserver

Sutherland, 1890
albumen print from glass negative cabinet card — Sutherland, 1890 albumen print from glass negative cabinet card

Janet, 1920
silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches — Janet, 1920 silver gelatin print, 3 x 4 1/2 inches

Davina, 1964
ektachrome 4x5 — Davina, 1964 ektachrome 4x5

Rosemary, 1986
chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches — Rosemary, 1986 chromogenic print, 3 1/2 x 5 inches

This project was completed as my thesis project of the certificate in fine art photography through the Photographic Center NW, which I completed in the summer of 2025. A recording of my artist talk can be found here.

In (re)Constructing Memory, I photograph myself in the years my maternal line was the age I am now.
This series of self-portraits embodies five generations of photographic evolution. It spans from 1864 wet-plate collodion through glass negative, silver gelatin, slide film and all the way to 1986 colour analog.