Our lives are defined by the fragility of each passing moment and I seek to explore the comfort and beauty of this chaos. I investigate time, truth, and memory, while reflecting on the temporality of life through the medium of photography. I ask, “Does an experience in the present, right now, become a fragment of the past? Will that temporal experience relate to the present and can it be reworked through our memories?” We have the ability to alter the passage of time to feel crunched, stretched, and/or frozen. This experience exists on an individualized timeline which has the tendency to become warped. The past and present are inextricably intertwined, and as humans, we have always sought to control time but our subjection to it is inevitable. Through my fascination with botanicals, I plant, nurture, and document their natural decay. Additionally, using the process of layering, my images become fused and blurred. The end result is a departure from its original state combining the union of true and false realities. A new narrative now emerges blending fragments into a singular image. The composite not only depicts the lifespan of my subject, but also my memories. These are influenced by the moments to which I seek to emphasize or exclude from the images construction. I control the portrayal of time, making it impossible to distinguish the present state of the botanical. This process serves as an intimate reflection of how I consciously and/or subconsciously experience time.
Sherri Miller is a lens based artist who is a resident of New York City and the Berkshires. She has exhibited in New York City and is an avid supporter of the Penumbra Foundation and their mission. Sherri is a photographer, horticulturist, and adventurer