Rechollection combines recollection and echo to explore how physical objects help us access, reflect upon, and preserve memory. Each time we encounter something meaningful, like a worn stuffed animal, a favorite t-shirt, or a handwritten note, it echoes a memory back to us. These items are more than just things. They become anchors to moments, people, places, and past selves that might otherwise fade. This project focuses on objects tied to comfort, loss, and joy.
People hold onto items from childhood, keepsakes from deceased loved ones, or mementos from meaningful and transformative times. Many objects also carry the memory of specific places, linking us back to environments that once shaped our experiences. Rooted in psychology, Rechollection examines how sensory cues like texture, scent, or color can trigger emotional and vivid recall. We hold onto these objects because they allow us to revisit feelings of love, grief, nostalgia, and connection.
Culturally and individually, our relationships with objects help us tell our own stories and those of others. Heirlooms and saved mementos become vessels of identity, history, and healing. Visually, the project uses layered paper and overlapping forms to represent the complex, non-linear nature of memory. They are stacked, interwoven, and echo through time.
