Jemma Beaven- BA (Hons) Photography
I've Forgotten Fieldfare
Rooted in the loss of Jemma Beaven's childhood homes, I’ve Forgotten Fieldfare reflects on how domestic spaces shift through experience and time. The work explores presence and absence, tracing how memory gradually erodes these once-familiar environments. Working across photography and installation, Beaven uses string as a fragile marker to process spaces that can no longer be returned to. These forms attempt, yet ultimately fail, to reconstruct what has been lost. The room is considered as something that once held her presence, now defined by its absence. Through her brother Zac, shared experiences are reframed through differing recollections, complicating any fixed understanding of place. The project becomes cyclical, assembling new absences while negotiating the tension between holding on and letting go.
