Lost Childhod Object

 

I found this project extremely healing, not only from seeing my own cherished object but from learning about others objects as well. When we first got the prompt for the project I immediately knew the memory that had the strongest emotional impact for me, and I'm sure it was the same for others. Using that excitement of remembering my object, I wanted to better understand my FEELINGS partner, Elena's Story and her object. It was fascinating to see how some of the same emotions were brought up from such different stories and how vividly they are recalled. I could see her story and feel what she was going through at the time and thinking about how reconnecting with that object might feel, was a joyous experience and made working on the project that more meaningful.

    Seeing my own object was definitely healing as I stated before, regardless of how accurate it was to the actual object. I really enjoyed how we had to recite what we remember about it kind of pointing out what we noticed and cared about the most about our object. This allowed the other person to understand your object a little more and so they can do their best to portray that in the piece, so youre getting the most meaningful qualities of what you remember which I think is pretty cool. I think it helped having a limited amount of time and materials because of the fact the object is lost even if we were to get it back, it would be cool but I dont think it would be the same as doing your best to remember the qualities and having someone else put time and effort into recreating that for you, it gives it a new meaning. I enjoyed using limited materials because it makes it feel more personal and unique, rather than just buying a new one. 
   

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