This scannography photograph captures my childhood puppet like flannel kept in my memory box. A project based on two memory boxes which have been built up over 18 years. I collect souvenirs that are then gathered into my memory boxes, these item take me back to the place just like a photographs do. The work evokes the tactile traces of childhood and how physical objects become substitutes for scent-based memory. I avoided presenting personal objects in the conventional still-life format, where items are isolated on a stark white background. The collection combines items I clearly remember with others i dont recall.
My mum started these boxes with the family photographs and baby scans. Once I knew I couldn’t smell it became normal to collect things over the years and hopefully these boxes can be passed down like an inheritance.
These days I can be to picky with what I put in my boxes, is it worth keeping ? Are my future children really going to want my ‘adventure wrist ticket’ ? Does the item look appealing ?..
Details:
Archival photographic print
Framed in a white wooden A2 frame dimensions: 45.5 x 62.6 x 3cm (17.9 x 24.6 x 1.2 inches), depth: 18mm. weighing 1.3 kg by itself
Ready to hang