Time shows us nothing lasts forever. Contemporary images shape current perspectives, but time passes, context is lost, and meaning becomes obscured leading to new interpretations of a new relatable context. 

Since the early 19th century, cameras have evolved from marvels of technology to simple push-button devices, leading to a flood of oversaturated images and a loss of appreciation for the art of photography. 

Time Show Us Nothing is my voyage to the origins of photography. To achieve this, I created a camera inspired by mid-19th century models and captured photographs with the wet plate collodion process. These intimate photographs on metal plates depict nostalgic interpretations of eras past, fantastic expressions blending common knowledge of the past and fanciful fantasy of interpreted history. In juxtaposition to the crisp wet plate photographs, I have displayed lumen prints, an experimental photographic process. Lumen prints continue to be exposed and react to light eventually losing color, contrast and detail, ultimately losing all identifiability. This leaves only a memory of these fleeting photographs and their story to eventually be forgotten by the erosion of time. I portray these photographs in a transitory state, both aesthetically and in their tangible essence. 

I find joy and an appreciation of the impermanence, a celebration of what we have when we have it. While Time shows Us Nothing may not last, as with all things, time will hold its memory, which is bound to alter, change, and eventually fade away.