August.
August is a book design project made at DHBW Ravensburg.
Memories are based on the objects around us and the connections we have with them, which go beyond their color and shape. Documenting is a form of preservation, and what is preserved tells a story. They are the traces of an existence. But what happens when these memories of a loved one fade? What happens when only materiality, the visibility of objects, and immaterial memories remain as the only trace to remember a person?
The project August attempts to remember my grandfather by presenting the traces of his life in a documentary book, both through narratives and photographic images of personal objects. At the same time, the project takes the attempt to sensitize readers* to socially relevant issues such as aging, generations & fear.
The presented photographs and interviews are visualized and represented by memories of the past, which are dealt with in the present. The project aims to transform memories of the past into reframed representations of the various themes: Generations, Aging, and Fear into our future selves.
