Every Sunday, I contact photographers previously featured on PHOTOSNACK and ask them to send me their spontaneous thoughts, observations, reflections, or advice.
Today, I am sharing the message I received from Gina Costa.
Gina Costa
Night Stories is a series that explores how quotidian objects are tied to memory, and to what extent are one’s personal narratives are informed by our memories.
My photographs are a meditation on memory, illustrating the unconscious tendency to construct memories from the past, in order to give meaning to the present.
Ultimately, our own personal narratives are uniquely informed by our "constructed" memories. I am also particularly interested in relatively recent inquiries exploring the extent to which trauma is passed down through DNA to subsequent generations.
Are our memories pre-constructed for us? Or, do we reshape what is passed down to us to inform our own “constructed” personal narratives?
Gina Costa was featured in PHOTOSNACK #617.
Sunday Editions connect you with photographers whose work you previously explored through PHOTOSNACK.
I want to reveal some authentic parts of the people behind the cameras. I don't ask them any specific questions. I ask them to share whatever comes to mind when they think about YOU, the newsletter readers. It makes their responses genuine and personal.
Until next time,
Tomasz