“Nostalgia is defined as a sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. This still life, titled Black & White, is from my Nostalgia series, a study of my personal belongings arranged by color and visually inspired by the childhood game I Spy. A web of memories is displayed through my scavenger hunt treasures, travel trinkets and gifts from family, friends and lovers collected over the years. The objects that fill the images are of little monetary value to the outside world, but each serves as a priceless sentimental landmark in the emotional landscape of my memories.”