Reconstructing memory
The work is informed by memory reconsolidation: the process through which a memory is reconstructed and subtly altered each time it is recalled, rather than retrieved as an unchanged record.
Over three years, Rhea archived fragments of video whenever something in her surroundings reminded her of a close friend. These moments were collected instinctively: a movement, a texture, a place or an everyday detail that evoked the feeling of her voice, a mannerism or a shared memory.
Making grief tangible
As these fragments accumulated, the memories themselves began to feel increasingly abstract. Rather than trying to reconstruct a complete portrait, Glitter brings these associations together as impressions, allowing the memory of a person to exist through ordinary objects, places and moments.
The work became a way of making grief tangible, tracing how a person can remain present through the associations we carry with us and the ways they continue to shape how we see the world.
