The 80s is my childhood but also a decade exposed onto film and magnetised onto tape. This makes recollection difficult. When I listen to the album “Passionfruit”, by Michael Franks, I visualise the effect of light in different situations, settings that I may have seen in a film. There is a confusion or collusion between memories which are real (my own) and memories that are generations of the media that I’ve watched.
Even though some people consider the 80s poor taste, I love the exuberance and confidence of the era. But it is also possible that I am projecting qualities which I lack onto a time that I can no longer return to.
![Still from the film "Passionfruit", by Meyrick Kaminski. An example of image upscaling, in which detail is lost, and the original looked better in 4:3 resolution. Copyright Meyrick Kaminski.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/97693464-f880-43fb-82dc-1762ad6d30f1/25499892-a5c9-4510-9a3e-af8a8c7dc2e9_rw_1920.jpg?h=e8f62d46f523297119a85e85b25b7d7e)
Still from the film. "When a small image is upscaled to a higher resolution, data loss occurs."
![Still from the film "Passionfruit", by Meyrick Kaminski. A tower consisting of four televisions, synced to display the same image of a woman getting out a car, from a 1980s Japanese coca-cola advert. Background colour gradient from green to blue. Copyright Meyrick Kaminski.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/97693464-f880-43fb-82dc-1762ad6d30f1/0d5e278c-ad97-4dcc-aea4-f4dc10714bf2_rw_1920.jpg?h=c91809c56f82da65befae339a72b9a05)
Still from the film. "The transmitted light of years ago has been captured, is being replayed. The images are proliferating."
![Still from the film "Passionfruit", by Meyrick Kaminski. A diorama of collected objects from the 1980s and 1990s including: an Alessi kettle, a Sega Game Gear, a dancing coca-cola can with sunglasses, a model of the Renault 5, an alarm clock, a portable TV, a handheld telephone, and various posters and postcards. Copyright Meyrick Kaminski.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/97693464-f880-43fb-82dc-1762ad6d30f1/6624dbd2-3d95-40f7-9318-a7444a7e6f64_rw_1920.jpg?h=fecde357c82ffb6636731abf69f467e2)
Still from the film. "These are artefacts. I search for the ones that still exist. So, this is collection."
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A series of stills from the film. Clockwise from top left: cameras that see more than the human eye can see; 1986; the Renault 5; die Schnittstelle (the interface)
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