A Trace Of You

A Trace of You examines the fragmented boundaries of Romania's past and present. Within the impersonal apartment blocks of communist Romania, potted plants represented a sense of warmth. A Trace of You revisits this era with a found photograph from the time, showing three men proudly posing with their plant. Using chlorophyll printing, this photograph is reproduced on leaves gathered from these same apartment complexes. This represents a dialogue where the plant recreates its history through human memory. Imperfect and ephemeral, these decaying leaves reflect their subjects and represent how the boundaries of 'then' and 'now' are profoundly fragile.