Alun Kirby:

I was introduced to the artist AlunKirby when speaking to a tutor about the themes of my project, they mentioned that Kirby had created a piece based on the theme of memory which tied in with my themes of the subconscious. This piece is called Photographic memory, when I look at this work I can see the fluctuation in the blue tones. They go from light to dark clashing with each other and creating depth within the image. The words that has been overlayed and overlapped blend into each other and distort, the edges and lines are blurred as if the artist is struggling to remember but writing down as much as they can anyway, there is a sense of desperation in this. The black spots are jarring and they seem out of place within the work, when I look at them I think that these areas must represent lost memories and the gaps that they create within a persons mind. I think that this is a very effective way  to showcase this and certainly draws the eye visually. I'm intrigued by this work and think that there are defiantly some similarities between Kirbys theme of memories and my theme of dreams and the subconscious.