Ally Bain

Ally Bain, is a photographer that suffered from memory loss after an injury to the brain. His images show the loss of memory by corrupting the photographic image. Fragmented and distorted, my work is an attempt to visualise the complex notion of memory and its loss. The injury caused problems with his reading, writing and speech skills, as well as certain parts of his memory and other cognitive problems.

'In July 1999, I was assaulted and the hard hitting punch forced my head to land heavily on the concrete pavement. I was taken to hospital and, whilst still in a coma, I underwent two brain operations with the first being to remove a haematoma (collection of blood). The second operation was to remove some dead brain cells, a partial lobotomy in my left frontal-lobe' Ally Bain.

This artist has made me think about my own ideas, and how many things we may not be able to do after an injury like this. I want to try and show this idea in my own work, and the problems people face.