how do we convey a lost identity?

I went today to the saatchi gallery and had a wander around for a few hours. there were a couple of new and exciting artists that i discovered, so firstly i came across an artist called ximena garrido-lecca and it was her work names ''the followers that was exhibited at the saatchi. you can read about it here:

http://www.ximenagarridolecca.com/followers.pdf

i was inspired by her use of nostalgia and a mixture of found objects.images and text. The sense of every person is sincerely felt. Using this concept I'm going to try and create some images which convey the concept of identity. This idea as mentioned in the previous post that it's not just names and faces that manifest and conjure a sense of personality, relationship, it's the very presence of the person. I want to alter the method slightly though, I think I'm going to experiment with creating a sense of emotional connection through distance, exploring how layers and text can make an intimate place. picture or explicit sense of 'death' more removed from the audience, allowing them the option to wade through layers and history to try and connect with the subject matter.

I'm going to be using symbolicly rich imagery and recorded sounds, speeches and historical references and  found images of trees in aushwitch, my own photographs of poland and concetration camps, susan hiller's j street proj, empty spaces etc empty, life flowers and butterflies, how colour manifests itself and portray's an emotion: black-death and white - pure/peace.