Measuring Histories

Memory Can- This was made to track my family history of what was passed down in my imediate family. There was not much from prior generations other than stories, and perhaps that will be all I have to give as well; But this is a representation of the stories that went through my family as we had to move from houses, apartments, motels, and grandparents houses. Often happeing through unfortunate events such as evictions, financial hardships, or cosmetic problems in the house all forcing m family of 8 to relocate in the spir of the moment, not knowing where we would end up next or how. Because of this we were not able to hold on to many belongings and had to get rid of a lot and keep what was necessary for our next location. Only keeping pictures, random paperwork, art projects, notebooks, and MANY other miscellaneous items my mom saw as valuable. The Can is supposed to represent a trash can and how many of these things were seen as trash by almost everyone in the family except my mother. I wanted to bring them out of the boxes they have been in and give them a new purpose, so what is on the outside depicts what was going on through the years, from before any of the kids were born to now, there are addresses, illustrations, mail, stickers, and others that represent what we were going through at the time, from all ends of the spectrum. On the inside is what stuk with me most, the things I was persnally holding onto, and maybe still am; such as the paperwork from my great-grandfather, my first art award in kindergarden, a prayer from a middle school retreat, a depiction of St.Nicholas who was my confirmation Saint, and a picture of my parents wedding day, and finally my lego batmobile.