Memento






Fractured Perception

A memento is something that embodies a personal experience in a object that can be enveloped by the body. Mementos are usually something that remind us of a trip of a happy experience, but there are some that remind us of dark times as well. For me, this memento represents a darker and unstable time in my life. This memento takes inspiration of a memory that I formed on a certain Christmas day. I was suppose to celebrate Christmas with both my dad and mom on the same day, and I was late getting to my dad's on Christmas day. When I finally did get dropped off at my dad's, rather than just being glad I was there to celebrate, he confronted my mom and stepdad out on the lawn and engaged in an argument. Me and my step brother sat inside while listening to them yell. When they finally finished fighting, we were just expected to resume with Christmas like the fight had never happened. The happy and good feeling of that day was shattered like the  ornament I used and my dad and stepmom were trying to cover it up by pretending nothing happened, putting red tape all over the fractured hole they left such as how I wrapped this broken ornament in red thread in an attempt to cover up the damage, only for it to still leave gaps and come leaking through. This forever left a bad impression on my family and there is now a scar on my memory of Christmas, making me think of that moment every time I'm with my family on Christmas, letting it linger and fester in the back of my mind, and the happy warm feeling fades away to an icy cold much like how my ornament has been painted over with a dull blue paint that is similar to the cold blue of ice.

Materials: Plastic Ornament, Dull Blue Paint, Red Thread

Inspiration Artists

Joan Lurie

Anthony Roussel

Carrie Dickens



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