The idea to use these specific images came from late-night scrolling for random listings on eBay
under the search guide of “Found Images”. What I found was a plethora of memories belonging
to families, friends, coworkers, and lovers of individuals I will never one day know. Their
anonymity being commodified online originating from a finite moment taken on Polaroid film.
Their identities in comparison to me are completely removed, and they beg the question of “who
do they belong to?” This detachment that I have from my own subject matter feels familiar to the
detachment I have from my own family and childhood memories. As I project my own stories
onto the images, I invite my audience to do the same.
Artist Name: Jordan King
Medium: Oil Paint on Cotton-Duck
Dimensions: 36x36x2″
Artist Statement:
The idea to use these specific images came from late-night scrolling for random listings on eBay
under the search guide of “Found Images”. What I found was a plethora of memories belonging
to families, friends, coworkers, and lovers of individuals I will never one day know. Their
anonymity being commodified online originating from a finite moment taken on Polaroid film.
Their identities in comparison to me are completely removed, and they beg the question of “who
do they belong to?” This detachment that I have from my own subject matter feels familiar to the
detachment I have from my own family and childhood memories. As I project my own stories
onto the images, I invite my audience to do the same.
