Rewrite

• Main Author: Lawyer, Jamie
• Format: Others
• Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2011
• Subjects: Photography; memory; trauma; domestic space; home; installation; psychology; triggers; Arts and Humanities; Fine Arts
• Online Access: http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2361; http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3360&context=etd

“Rewrite” is a photographic project that utilizes the domesstic space as a stage for emotional projection of a traumatic memory. The work considers the relationship that exists between an individual and the rooms and objects within a home space in an attempt at understanding an individual’s mental state. “Rewrite” explores the ways in which we exist through our home and how a juxtaposition of objects and materials can create meaning. The photographs are a visual interpretation of the emotions surrounding sexual abuse/assault/rape as they have related to my own personal history and conversations I have had with women close to me.