Ha Youn Jun

Auburn, Washington

Memory is fragile, constantly shifting and becoming distorted over time. It is not a fixed record but an impression shaped by emotions and perception, dissolving the boundaries between past and present. In my project Fragments of Memory, I explore this impermanence through multi-exposure photography, visually expressing how certain moments stay vivid while others gradually fade.

The sequence begins with the warning phrase “NO RUNNING,” symbolizing restriction and control. The narrative then moves toward themes of transition and movement, ultimately concluding with ideas surrounding recollection and reality. This work reflects my experience of navigating shifting identities while moving across places and cultures. The series reveals the fluid and nonlinear nature of remembering by merging text, objects, and landscapes through double exposure. The layered images and text question the reliability of visual storytelling.

Ultimately, the work challenges the notion of memory as absolute truth. By merging different moments into a single composition, it invites viewers to reconsider the authenticity of their own recollections. How much of what we remember is factual, and how much is shaped by emotional reinterpretation? This series examines how we assemble the past, questioning whether our recollections reflect reality or are merely reconstructions influenced by time.