The presence of acidic stains, which slowly take over the photograph, seems to me a modern modification of the Memento mori skull. Remember, you (the photograph) must die. (I am bending Susan Sontag's idea of the photograph as a Memento mori). I wonder if this photograph was stored in one of those self-adhesive, highly acidic albums. Rather than preserving memories, these albums literally eroded them over time.
The presence of acidic stains, which slowly take over the photograph, seems to me a modern modification of the Memento mori skull. Remember, you (the photograph) must die. (I am bending Susan Sontag's idea of the photograph as a Memento mori). I wonder if this photograph was stored in one of those self-adhesive, highly acidic albums. Rather than preserving memories, these albums literally eroded them over time.