A Poor Sort of Memory by Tracy L Chandler – LENSCRATCH

A Poor Sort of Memory by Tracy L Chandler – LENSCRATCH

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Tracy L Chandler in person at ICP Photobook Fest in New York. In advance of that first hello, I did a close read of Tracy’s new book, A Poor Sort of Memory, released in September [2024] by Deadbeat Club, as well as a re-read of Tracy’s archive on

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The work has definitely evolved over time. It initially started with a personal journey of self inquiry in an effort to preserve my past, but the camera revealed the limited subjectivity of both memory and photography. As I revisited sites of specific memory, things would not be quite as I remembered, small details were amiss, and the camera framed more out than in

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