Held, then lost, features self-portraits printed onto Lunaria seeds, using the delicate surface of the seed as a metaphor for the fragility of life and our existence. The Lunaria seed becomes the symbol of impermanence, a piece of nature that is a reminder that all things are temporary. As the seed naturally degrades over time, so will the image, narrating the way memory itself eventually fades away. The work reflects on how brief our presence is, and how even our own identity is subject to loss. For one day, all traces of ourselves will be forgotten.

This work was created using liquid light emulsion and darkroom printing.