Abbie Jones
She/Her
Focusing on memory, nostalgia, and forgetting, my painting
practice draws on my personal life experiences and childhood, inviting
viewers to revisit and reflect on their own memories.
She/Her
Through reconstructing moments from my childhood in paint, I investigate how the emphasis on colour and specific features can capture both the faded nature of memory, and the emotions still embedded in the photographic references.
The desire to return to positive moments from our younger is becoming increasingly more common among young adults, driven by a broader cultural longing for a time that felt simpler and more carefree. My work responds to this nostalgia by exploring how memories of my past have changed over time, existing as not a fixed record, but as fluid and shaped by evolving context.
Cuddle, oil on canvas, 100 x 150 cm
My Sister, oil on canvas, 150 x 100 cm
My degree show presents a body of work that responds to the themes of memory and emotional perception. I seek to create paintings that explore how colours become softened, heightened, or distorted through recollection, gradually becoming blurred or even romanticised over time.
Within these fragmented memories, particular details are framed with a shift in colour, such as specific figures and sentimental items. By focusing on these elements, I aim to reflect the way memory often fixates on details that feel emotionally significant or unexpectedly remain in our minds. Through this work, I aim to create a reflective space where viewers can engage with their own memories while becoming immersed in the intimate and shifting nature of my own.
