Artist Statement

"Layers Of Memory"

      Memories are something every individual has. We revisit them in our storytelling to others. We capture them with photographs or keepsakes. Sometimes we forget them, until something in the environment reminds us. We live in a material world, where material things determine who we are, but these material things can also evoke memories and spiritual connections. An image, a place, an object, can take us back to those days that lives in our hearts forever. All these memories are the "layers of life" that form us as individuals and makes us who we are.

      This exhibitions, "Layers of life" is based on the observations of my life and how different objects, places and natural surroundings remind me of different times in my life. Life is full of layers, life is full of memories, life is a journey. The wonderful thing is that while you are on the journey, sometimes you are unaware of where the path is leading you. It is only when you look back and you look close into those layers and moments in time, that you see where you've been and who you are. 

This project is created using CNC (computer numerical control) technology, specifically laser machine. Etched Glass images of places, precious objects and natural surroundings are presented in a illuminated light box. Mirror are used to multiply imagery and create layers of information where you not only see two, but your own reflection in the mirror making you part of it and allowing your own intake of what the image means to you personally. 

THIS CREATIVE PROJECT IS

PRESENTED TO

THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT

OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

ALCIRA CASTILLO

APRIL 9 - APRIL 13