James Barth : Gallery 1 1993-95

Dissonant Memory 1
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Photographic construction, B&W/Sepia prints
9 1/2" x 6 3/8"

In this sequence of photographic constructions, the larger B&W print might represent the original event and time. The smaller sepia print might be construed as the memory of that event. The resulting combination of the two prints represent the discordant relationship between the past and one's memory of it. Both prints are full frame, but the alignment of the smaller to the larger, and the difference between the sepia color and the B&W, show the inherent subjectivity and limitation with regard to the accuracy of memory. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

Dissonant Memory 2
Photographic construction, B&W/Sepia prints
9 1/2" x 6 3/8"

Dissonant Memory 3
Photographic construction, B&W/Sepia prints
9 1/2" x 6 3/8"

Dissonant Memory 4
Photographic construction, B&W/Sepia prints
9 1/2" x 6 3/8"

Dissonant Memory 5
Photographic construction, B&W/Sepia prints
6 3/8" x 9 1/2"

Dissonant Memory 6
Photographic construction, B&W/Sepia prints
6 3/8" x 9 1/2"

Dissonant Memory 7
Photographic construction, B&W/Sepia prints
6 3/8" x 9 1/2"

Dissonant Memory 8
Photographic construction, B&W/Sepia prints
6 3/8" x 9 1/2"

Dissonant Memory 9
Photographic construction, B&W/Sepia prints
6 3/8" x 9 1/2"

Dissonant Memory 10
Photographic construction, B&W/Sepia prints
6 3/8" x 9 1/2"

This tenth construction is the first to show a narrower, or more fragmented memory and focus on the past. This narrower focus could bring one to the heart of the matter, or it could simply represent one's inability to grasp the whole and to move on. About half of the constructions shown in this gallery are fragmented.

In all cases, the spatial dissonance and difference in color within these constructions comment on the questionable truth of our memory in relation to the event in the past.