Wet Paint

Memory is not a sterile archive; it is fluid, fractured, and deeply personal. In my instant film work, I embrace the Polaroid as an active, unpredictable partner in how I experience and retain the world.

Beyond the inherent quirks of the chemistry, I at times actively engage with the physical image as it forms, using my hands or techniques to manipulate the emulsion in real time. Pushing, and reshaping the shifting layers introduces a deliberate human touch, blurring the boundary between the captured and what my hands coaxed into being.

When I watch an image develop, I am balancing control with forces I cannot fully script: ambient heat, chemical drift, and the fleeting grace of a passing second. The natural shifts, and the physical interventions mirror the very mechanics of human recollection—we hold tightly to the emotional core while the edges dissolve. Through them, I transform ephemeral moments into physical traces of a lived experience.

Experimental instant photography using Polaroid or Impossible film.

Various techniques including emulsion manipulation, Polaroid decay, multiple exposures, and expired films.