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Schatztruhe der Nichtigkeiten

  23 gesammelte Erinnerungszünder 

 

(Treasure chest of the vanities
   23 collected memory igniter)

The letter case (Setzkasten) made of cardboard is a treasure box for my finds, found in Gothenborg the last eight weeks. The finds are removed from there normal environment in the nature and puted   into smal blastic bags, to keep them safe and shielded from the outside world.
Every plastic bag lies on a red velvet pillow whichone should underline there worth. 
Every single find of the 23 pieces in the collection is so valuable, because they are all igniters for memories about my life here in Gothenburg, but also for thoughts about my early memories. Each find starts a whole chain of associations and memory spaces.
It doesn't matter how the finds are looking in the plastic bag, even if they decompose or mildew, because not the material value of the thing itself is importend, but the memories and thoughts that they are in connection with.

On the left side of the treasure box/archive, white gloves and a forceps are presented on the table.
This items should invite the beholder to take a colser look at the finds, to discover them. But always in a way, which shows the high value of the collection.
Folded three dimensional stuctures are "flying" above the collection. As I allready wrote in the last post, these form of isocahedrons made by the origami technique shows as best how I see my memory spaces (mind bubbles). The complicated forms are set together by differnet components of Gothenburg city maps.
The choosen material should show the connection between the real existing find spot and the find as the memory igniter.

All the materials were selected for a certainly reason, to express the mental worth of things, comparing to the worthlessness of the material character.

© Viktoria Gitzl

© Viktoria Gitzl

© Viktoria Gitzl

© Viktoria Gitzl

© Viktoria Gitzl

© Viktoria Gitzl