My practice is rooted in printmaking. I locate it in the intersection of the three fields of printmaking, materialism and memory studies. Print has long been used as a metaphorical device to help conceptualise memory by likening memories to impressions or imprints left by an event on the mind's cognitive surface. The analogical parallels are not only linguistic but are also rooted in material and process. While the vernacular metaphor of memory as an impression is engaging in its simplicity, it is also reductive and misleading. I propose that using a holistic approach to printmaking, that extends beyond the image and includes material and process as essential meaning-forming aspects, new visual analogies that consider current science-based understanding of memory and speak in ways where written or spoken language fail can be generated. The research proposed for this project will focus on an experimental methodology with materiality and process in the workshop. The intention of my artistic research is to produce artwork that responds to my theoretical concerns through a contemporary printmaking practice. In addition to Printmaking Theory, the study will also draw on theories such as Materialism, Photography Theory, Intersubjective Memory and Hauntology, as well as draw on the work of several other artists to establish a theoretical and practical foundation on which to conduct research.