“Faded Memories is similar in idea to my other piece Read at 8:15am. I got inspired by old memories I’ve had with friends, but I wanted to focus on the feeling of that memory, not necessarily the person. To me, we recognize the person in the memory as who they were in that moment. If I were to think of them now, I wouldn’t know who they are— only the idea of them I made in my head. This piece reflects how I think about identity and change. I am aware that people evolve, and sometimes what we miss is not the person themselves but the version of them we once knew. Through this work, I explore how memory shapes perception and how I tend to hold onto emotions even as circumstances shift.”