Artist Statement
My work investigates the liminal spaces between memory and reality, exploring how we construct and reconstruct our identities through the stories we tell ourselves. Operating under the philosophy of “anecdotal empiricism,” I blend my analytical background in data consulting with deeply personal explorations of family, trauma, and healing. Through photography and mixed-media installations, I examine the fragile and often distorted nature of memory, particularly how we reshape our pasts to align with unfulfilled desires. My recent series integrate physical materials—cardboard cutouts, bandages, medical supplies—with digital interventions like topographic overlays that map emotional terrain onto constructed scenes. These techniques render familiar images as altered landscapes, creating permanent echoes of not just what was seen, but how it was felt and transformed over time. Growing up in a mixed-race household marked by absence, addiction, and emotional volatility, I bring a perspective often underrepresented in visual narratives around family—one that exists in the gray areas between trauma and healing, where memory is blurry and love and harm coexist. My work doesn’t seek to resolve these contradictions but to hold space for their complexity.
Artist Bio
Corey Dziadzio (b. 1995) is a Boston-based photographer and mixed-media artist. Corey’s artistic practice is intertwined with his professional career in data consulting, where his analytical mindset informs how he engages with patterns, systems, and human behavior. This balance of structure and introspection reflects his self-described approach, “anecdotal empiricism.” A recipient of the 2024 Mass Cultural Council Artist Grant, Corey has exhibited internationally and continues to explore the boundaries of perception and consciousness in his work.