Memory serves as the bridge between life’s fleeting moments and our ongoing formation of a sense of self—shaping our identity and anchoring us to the past. In the constant interplay of remembering and forgetting, life becomes a series of fragmented recollections that define how we exist in time and how we confront the inevitability of death.
Fragments of Time: Selections from PAMM’s Collection draws on video works from the museum’s permanent collection to explore how artists reflect on the passage of time, the nature of memory, and humanity’s enduring search for life’s meaning. Through works that address reflection, loss, transformation, and the evolution of personal and collective memory, the exhibition considers how moments—both remembered and forgotten—shape our understanding of ourselves.
Themes include Alzheimer’s disease, explored through Elizabeth Cerejido and Mark A. Koven’s Absence Series: Rocking Chair (2002) and Autumn Casey’s Elysian Fields (2014); the role of shared cultural memory in Glenda León’s Canalización (2014); the erosion of innocence in Hernan Bas’s Fragile Moments (2003); and the fragility of memory in the digital era in Jack Strange’s Into a Puff of Virtual Smoke (2008). Together, these works invite viewers to reflect on the fragile, transformative power of memory in shaping human experience.
