Brent Comber, Sabina Hill, Meredith Nicole, Jeff Trigg & Meagan Schafe: Roots
Thursday, October 10, 2013 ― Monday, November 25, 2013

![]() ![]() Over the years I have found myself in conversation with people who want to share stories about their own coveted heirloom objects. I’ve noticed a common thread in these stories – the person’s own personal relationship to the object is always accompanied by a detailed background story of how they came to own the piece. ![]() I became curious about what might encourage someone to desire a long-term relationship with an object, a desire that doesn’t arise from following the current trends or purchasing an object as design solution. Why is it that some of us take an object past its obvious lifespan just to have a visual reminder of the connection it represen ![]() ![]() Roots, in sharing the maker’s story of the object’s genesis, invites the viewer to consider these intersections.
Curated by Meredith Nicole |