Remembering Objects

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Remembering Objects explores the relationship between memory, narrative and material culture. Assigning value to objects beyond their monetary or material worth is an inherent act entangled in the human condition. Material culture has an innate ability to manifest memory and narrative by representing a specific time or experience. Even objects lacking connection s to known histories are often assigned narrative pasts in the curious eyes of an imaginative beholder. The sculptural and furniture forms in this exhibition celebrate unknown narratives of objects and materials while simultaneously prompting reflection and curiosity through their encasement and presentation. My parallel goals are to challenge the perceived value of found things and to invite viewers to reflect upon their understanding of material culture’s role in memory. The title, Remembering Objects, mirrors these goals, in part referring to the agency of material culture in its ability to remember and remind, and also calling on to the viewer to remember the objects that reside in their life and their memory.