Photography works with time in the sense that it captures one moment. A second where the only thing in the eyes of the photographer is what lies within the lens.

Memories are like these fleeting moments, whereby the experience lasts for a certain length of time, but the remembrance of what happened does not

Through this project, I wanted to explore: “what comes next after loss?” Someone very important to me has gone overseas and I no longer feel their physical presence; all I have are the ephemeral memories of my time with him, in place of the person himself.

The combination of my photos of him next to fireworks expresses the explicit separation of moment from memory.

There is a peculiar sadness in the desire for seconds to slow down, for minutes to freeze. One is then led to wonder what would happen, if all we have is time.