Buckley’s work operates on the belief that forgetting is a necessary component of remembering. In "The Striated Drawings," he explores this through the physical relationship between the viewer and the page. From a distance, the mind instinctively bridges the gaps between the ink lines, creating a sense of narrative clarity and a "perfect" representational image. However, as the viewer approaches the work, this clarity is revealed to be an illusion. The image begins to fracture; the particulars grow hazy and give way to the stark rhythm of the lines themselves. This transition mirrors the unstable nature of nostalgia: the closer we attempt to examine a specific moment from the past, the more we realize the significant role that absence, omission, and the "gaps" in our memory play in shaping our personal history.