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Beyond the Photograph: The Phenomenon of Confabulation in Family Photographs – Counter-Memory and Narrative From the Silenced Shadow Archives
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Author(s): Eszter Biró (Independent Researcher, UK)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 28
Source title:
Handbook of Research on the Relationship Between Autobiographical Memory and Photography
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mark Bruce Nigel Ingham (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, UK), Nela Milic (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, UK), Vasileios Kantas (University of West Attica, Greece), Sara Andersdotter (University for the Creative Arts, Sweden)and Paul Lowe (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5337-7.ch018
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Abstract
This chapter studies the oral-performative-interactive register of family photographs with a focus on excavating previously silenced private memories and forging them into counter-narratives generations later. Conducted in a Hungarian divided memory context, the research explores how confabulation can be utilised as an excavation strategy. In the performative data gathering process, the participant interacting with the listener is transformed into a storyteller; through the confabulative process, they inscribed their subjective voice and gained ownership of their past, subsequently rendering their narratives counter to the dominant ideological frameworks. The chapter reports on the methodological challenges and strategies of capturing confabulation through a fine art research practice, taking up two positions, two roles: autoethnographic and archivist-edit.
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