Memory of Place

Developed through fieldwork on Place Glacier in British Columbia and subsequently extended to other glaciated geographies, Memory of Place examines the relationship between landscape, materiality, and time through analog photography.

The series employs the historic cyanotype process, in which ultraviolet light activates iron-based photosensitive chemistry. Working directly within glacial environments, sensitized paper is exposed in situ, becoming a form of geological alchemy, translating environmental conditions into photographic records. Rather than simply representing a glacier through a landscape image, the process incorporates the site itself into the formation of the photograph.

Often produced in conjunction with scientific fieldwork, the works require considerable logistical planning, including helicopter access and the transportation of fragile materials into remote alpine terrain. The practical challenges of production are integral to the complexity of the work.

As glaciers undergo accelerated transformation, Memory of Place considers photography's capacity to register environmental change, preserve physical traces, and document landscapes whose material conditions are increasingly impermanent.