What it means to remember

“Collaboration 35 (Angel 1)” (oil on linen), by Damian Stamer, in his show “Angels & Ghosts,” at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, in Middlebury, Vt. He calls it part of his “photographic childhood memory exploring the bedroom of an abandoned rural North Carolina house filled with old junk. Hoarder, floor to ceiling. Mildewed sheets, stained blankets, strong tonal shifts. Old painting hanging on the wall.’’

The museum says:

“Born in 1982 in Durham, North Carolina, where he continues to live and work, Damian Stamer explores the intricacies of time, memory, and existence through his paintings. His work addresses fundamental questions about what it means to remember, create, and be human, offering reflections on our relationship with technology and its impact on our perception of self and the world.’’