The Margins of Memory - Short Film and Risograph

Design Research, Illustration, Printmaking, Animation, Editorial Design
Year: 2023
Team: Reya Ahmed


The Margins of Memory is a printmaking project culminating in a triptych of risograph prints, a short film,  and an evolving visual language.  

Conceptually, the illustrations depict a journey of growing older where a central, almost utopian childhood memory is nestled within margins that unfold how our experiences change into adulthood. The project merges illustration with graphic design, following the visual structure and grids found in Persian and South-Asian miniatures. The outer border, with mirrors and reflections, situates the story in the present and invites its immediate audiences into the pictorial frame. The different characters and motifs are brought into focus through a risograph-animated short film.

SCREENINGS

2023 ELO MELO Festival, Oitij-jo x Whitechapel Gallery, Group Exhibition Screening, Whitechapel Gallery

2023-2024 I Said Fruit Salad, Hypha Studios, Group Exhibition & Art Fair, Hypha Gallery HQ, London