Memories and Mementoes
Kirra Galleries, Melbourne
2011
For this exhibition I have explored the ways that we attempt to capture memory through photography, letter writing and ephemera from travels abroad.
The boxes are designed to be reminiscent of black lacquered jewellery boxes, containing inserts of glass. Inside are examples of letters, French Cabinet Cards and photographs, all ways of recording the ‘physical presence’ or memory of a person.
Memory Box with glass inserts. Photo: David McArthur
Glass card detail
Memory Box with glass inserts. Photo: David McArthur
Detail of outside lid of memory box. Dragonfly wings are made from silver leaf. Photo: David McArthur
Memory boxes showing insert cards. Photo: David McArthur
Detail of inside of Memory Box. Photo: David McArthur
Travels in Italy. Photo: David McArthur
Travels in Spain. Photo: David McArthur