Memories of Tomorrow

This series was made during the early stages of a new relationship, a time in which Marlike Marks became increasingly aware of how memories are formed, altered, and eventually fade. Rather than looking back, she turned her attention forward, creating images of moments as they were unfolding, without knowing what they would become.

Working with Polaroid, she photographed fragile moments of closeness and connection. The images are fleeting and imprecise, like long forgotten thoughts or vaguely remembered feelings. Over time, the photographs will feel more dreamed than real, blurred and out of focus, like memories faded with time. They were not made to remember, but much more about treasuring feelings and emotions.