Ghosts of the Landscapes

Abstract

Having recently inherited a set of cameras and film from a great uncle, Ray Wilmot (1923–1993), this work, Ghosts of the Landscapes, works to explore more about the life of a family member that I was unable to meet, having been born 11 years after his death. Ray Wilmot was an avid photographer, who pursued photography throughout his adult life until he was diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis (MS) about 10 years before his death. This led him to leave his cameras and film sitting for the rest of his life, along with them sitting for 30 years beyond his death. I embarked on the journey of developing the film Ray had never been able to see and after studying them I chose to visit Livingston, Montana and photograph the landscapes my great uncle once photographed. The landscapes of Livingston were photographed on expired film that once belonged to my great uncle using his cameras.