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'Bottled' The Memory Project

  • Jonathan Armstrong

An exploration into memory, the senses and the human condition.

'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
The Memory Project was inspired after helping my daughter with her final year assignment at school; on the theme of smell and how it triggers memories. A topic that resonated with me, having experienced it first hand when my mother was diagnosed with Dementia; loosing her memory and cognitive functions.
This series of work explores the symbolism of ‘bottles’. As a receptacle they embody the principles of containment, like a womb. They can be seen to symbolise salvation because of their functional analogy with the ark and the boat. A broken bottle can represent rage as well as pending punishment. As a container the bottle can be said to represent the human spirit, like a chalice or apothecary, a repository for the soul.
Using different print, casting and photographic techniques I've tried to give the subject matter a new permanence, imbued with memory and meaning.
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'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
'Bottled' The Memory Project by Jonathan Armstrong
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