Ocularium
Chambers of recall exist within each person. Like the dark interior of a camera, our minds collect and store sensual information. As light touches silver coated film, so do moments in time etch themselves upon our psyches. Where a camera freezes an image, our mind captures a memory. . .
. . .However, unlike a negative whose image is stable, self-reflection reveals an ever-changing landscape. Accuracy is lost. We fall prey to distortion, imagination, and fragmentation. We are often comforted by the apparition of what was.
This work was originally created as a mixed-media installation exploring the notion of memory. The complete series of 10 images are the tangible remains of that experience.
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![Laena Wilder, Ocularium, Memories, Recollection, Identity, old photos, Wildervision, Laena Wilder's Photography, #wildervision, #memories, An exploration of memory and how it affects our sense of self.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,515,684,515,700/0-0-0/8b4e5869-b6d7-42eb-b8fe-4b876b829297/1/1/1_1.5_8.5webOC01_r9clmy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036266413~hmac=2dd469f7edb2f1be69269cebca3d58a651faaf47aab08c5255810ecc1a2ab0b7)
![Laena Wilder, Ocularium, Memories, Recollection, Identity, old photos, Wildervision, Laena Wilder's Photography, #wildervision, #memories, An exploration of memory and how it affects our sense of self.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,519,684,519,700/0-0-0/27251dee-3967-4a9c-ab34-9a70494ca020/1/1/1_1.5_8.5webOC02_tcclqq.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036266413~hmac=1dd9137cd8f80052933c45ca174fa75b0e176c74b5df14d2f25ecde148b9f2ab)
![Laena Wilder, Ocularium, Memories, Recollection, Identity, old photos, Wildervision, Laena Wilder's Photography, #wildervision, #memories, An exploration of memory and how it affects our sense of self.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,513,684,513,700/0-0-0/af6ff5da-e859-45c1-a59b-3359762b6ee2/1/1/1_1.5_8.5webOC03_kvmwhk.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036266413~hmac=08baffbcb9d6d8f3cdd448e257e094f9e9f31985080b1ac317d6b5d77761114d)
![Laena Wilder, Ocularium, Memories, Recollection, Identity, old photos, Wildervision, Laena Wilder's Photography, #wildervision, #memories, An exploration of memory and how it affects our sense of self.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,516,684,516,700/0-0-0/29081413-5287-4083-997f-c6227fe7265b/1/1/1_1.5_8.5webOC04_caivt5.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036266413~hmac=72774fe2707c9527e291a2f2e2d7970c19ac14431dfc7a1d42c047d9df15767c)
![Laena Wilder, Ocularium, Memories, Recollection, Identity, old photos, Wildervision, Laena Wilder's Photography, #wildervision, #memories, An exploration of memory and how it affects our sense of self.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,509,684,509,700/0-0-0/39c1a148-2011-4187-a43c-4ec969853240/1/1/1_1.5_8.5webOC05_pzkfg3.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036266413~hmac=98a9f4f0cf2415f0f84a7667e76f0bef5ca601e9e2bd88c4020c9f96e7827ad6)
![Laena Wilder, Ocularium, Memories, Recollection, Identity, old photos, Wildervision, Laena Wilder's Photography, #wildervision, #memories, An exploration of memory and how it affects our sense of self.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,516,684,516,700/0-0-0/5200bef4-03e7-4832-bfce-bca6b61db76e/1/1/1_1.5_8.5webOC06_pl8tob.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036266413~hmac=72774fe2707c9527e291a2f2e2d7970c19ac14431dfc7a1d42c047d9df15767c)
![Laena Wilder, Ocularium, Memories, Recollection, Identity, old photos, Wildervision, Laena Wilder's Photography, #wildervision, #memories, An exploration of memory and how it affects our sense of self.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,511,684,511,700/0-0-0/33109c7f-6897-4483-a348-c3c10d91408c/1/1/1_1.5_8.5webOC07_nhqtpx.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036266413~hmac=25febd6aec571ee2990a609d63ec449e2a214f8a4bf7ad8549c81f7d5bd928f5)
![Laena Wilder, Ocularium, Memories, Recollection, Identity, old photos, Wildervision, Laena Wilder's Photography, #wildervision, #memories, An exploration of memory and how it affects our sense of self.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,512,684,512,700/0-0-0/aaba6e4d-a7f9-437b-8c85-c25a7e220f1d/1/1/1_1.5_8.5webOC08_bixy54.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036266413~hmac=717b029894d05cdbcdcd83c2d7b8e33c2312cf100dc400404f263d801324ff34)
![Laena Wilder, Ocularium, Memories, Recollection, Identity, old photos, Wildervision, Laena Wilder's Photography, #wildervision, #memories, An exploration of memory and how it affects our sense of self.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/9e9f5419-81af-4a76-891e-5fc622e97370/0/0/0/0,0,515,684,515,700/0-0-0/4171461f-f1f1-4d1d-ad0d-a3de14b0d350/1/1/1_1.5_8.5webOC09_j1oxtx.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036266413~hmac=2dd469f7edb2f1be69269cebca3d58a651faaf47aab08c5255810ecc1a2ab0b7)