Still from Taking Inventory
Still from Taking Inventory
I was inspired by the ability of sound, particularly the sound of spoken language, to serve as a record of my childhood and Greek-American identity. Growing up in a Greek-American family, I was taught many Greek words and short phrases by my parents. My learning never progressed beyond the age of ten, so the words that I can speak are remembered from my childhood. I have a very loose grasp on the Greek language because I do not have an extensive vocabulary. With the limited words I do know, I do not know how to spell them using Greek characters. To me, these words exist only as sounds produced by speaking.
I have become increasingly reliant on digital means to preserve memory. Shown below is my Google Translate history. Every word I speak into Google Translate is saved and filed in my digital memory bank.
