Artist Titus Kaphar Talks Memory And Madness In His Latest Installation, ‘The Vesper Project’ (INTERVIEW, PHOTOS)
Posted in: Today's ChiliTitus Kaphar‘s newest installation, “The Vesper Project,” revolves around confabulation, a fantasy masquerading as a memory or factual account.
Kaphar experienced the sensation of mistaking myth for memory when recalling a time with his aunt that never occurred. The bizarre experience inspired the artist, who often works with the disruptive forces of history, embarked on a five year art project exploring the overlap between true and fabricated narratives. The story revolves around the Vesper family, which Kaphar describes as “a 19th century family who are able to ‘pass’ as a white family in New England although their mixed heritage makes them ‘Negro’ in the eyes of the law.“
After years of crafting a narrative of living memories that were not his own, Kaphar discovered an abandoned 19th century house that was saturated with the presence of his characters. For his exhibition at Friedman Benda, Kaphar brings the fragmented house inside the gallery space, building a lying time capsule filled with old photographs, uprooted floorboards and inexplicable presences.
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