AVA KONOPLIFF
DOWN MEMORY LANE...

Empty train tracks

My dog Maribel on a walk

Listen as I explore the collective feeling of nostalgia and the bittersweet emotions of growing up and moving on. I walk a familiar route around my neighbourhood and reminisce on the lifetime of memories that have brought me to where I am today. With each step, I revisit my past experiences and the versions of myself that have existed through time. By listening to everyday sounds, such as a dog walking, children playing and train horns, I reflect on their unsaid meanings of loss, aging and familial bonds. I attempt to deconstruct the idea of self-identity by examining the mosaic of tiny moments that create a person.
An old dog leash
"Each moment brings you to where you are today, even if familiar sounds now live in new realities and the memories only exist in your head"

The front entrance of St.Philip Catholic School

An elementary school play structure

A fence with a play structure behind

Monkey bars with a school behind