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Abstract

V teto bakalarske praci se zabyvam zkoumanim pameti, ztraty a nostalgie prostrednictvim fotografie. Vizualni tvorbu pojimam jako nastroj osobniho i kolektivniho pripominani – jako zpusob, jak se vyrovnat s nejistotou a promenou domova v dobe valky. Projekt Pamet vznikl jako reakce na vnitrni napeti spojene s odtrzenim od rodiny, pratel a kazdodenni reality, ktera byla nahle prerusena. Zameruji se na to, jak lze skrze analogovou fotografii a experimentalni pristupy v temne komore – zejmena techniku lith-tisku – zachytit neviditelne vrstvy emoci, vzpominek a starnoucich obrazu minulosti. Inspiraci cerpam z estetiky piktorialismu i z tvorby Charkovske skoly fotografie, jejichz vlivy propojuji s vlastnimi archivnimi materialy. Projekt se nesnazi rekonstruovat minulost doslovne, ale spise evokovat atmosferu ztraceneho casu, melancholie a snahy zustat ve spojeni s koreny sve kultury. Prostrednictvim nedokonalosti, chemickych reakci, textur a nestalosti obrazu vytvarim prostor pro reflexi toho, co zustava, i kdyz se vsechno ostatni meni – laska, pratelstvi, rodina, pamet.In this bachelor thesis, I explore the themes of memory, loss, and nostalgia using photography. I approach visual art as a tool for both personal and collective remembrance— a way of coping with uncertainty and the transformation of home during times of war. The Memory project emerged as a response to the inner tension caused by separation from family, friends, and the everyday reality that was suddenly disrupted. My focus lies in how analog photography and experimental darkroom techniques—especially lith printing—can be used to capture the invisible layers of emotion, recollection, and the aging images of the past. The work draws inspiration from the aesthetics of pictorialism and the Kharkiv School of Photography, merging these influences with my personal archive of negatives. This project does not aim to reconstruct the past literally, but rather to evoke an atmosphere of lost time, melancholy, and the longing to remain connected to the cultural roots I left behind. Through imperfections, chemical reactions, textures, and the inherent unpredictability of the image, I create space for reflection on what remains even when everything else changes— love, friendship, family, memory.