Memory Melting Pot

Memory: (mem'-uh-ree) noun

plural = memories

1. a recollection of a past event or happening that is stored in the brain.

2. the ability for the brain to remember things such as facts, events, or any previous experience

My main idea for this project was to print out pictures that represent things such as happiness, sadness, or also more tangible things like a picture of a best friend, or a happy moment in time. These pictures would then be put onto a box with slips of paper nearby. As the audience would walk by, they would write down their own memory that was evoked from the certain emotion of the photo.

Things in this collection will include multiple emotions or important things in our lives:

1. A photo of a person with the question "Write down a memory of someone who was your best friend."

2. Emotion of happiness: "Write down one of the happiest moment in your past."

3. Heartbreak: "Write down a memory of a moment in time when your heart was devastated"

4. A picture of a group of friends: "Write down a memory of whom you consider to be your family."

5. A photo of something such as either a hobby or a sport that takes up a bunch of time: "Write down a memory of something that you've dedicated yourself to."

6. Embarrassment: "Write down an embarrassing moment that has haunted you."

7. Fury: "Write down a memory of a person or event that made you really angry and furious."

8. Love: "Write down the name of the first person you've ever had a crush on."

9. Enjoyment/pastime: "Write down something that you enjoy doing on a regular basis that may either be extraordinary or mundane."

10. Contentment: "Write down an activity or thing that makes you feel at peace and relaxed."

Basically, the whole point of this collection is that I love to take photographs often in order to kind of document the occasion, so that even if I at one point forget, I can always go back to the pictures to remember. By asking the classmates to contribute their own personal memories of events that only they know, then I am essentially "collecting" all of their memories as well.