Originally from South Africa, my work currently explores the nature of memory through things. How are the memories distorted through time? Are they misremembered? Can they be retrieved? Making Memory Tools enables the user to discover the connections between memory, the thing and themselves.
Projects
- Memory ToolsI am curious about memory, particularly remembering, forgetting and misremembering. My research has led me to explore why objects have been influential in keeping family narratives alive. The Memory Tools are metaphorical tools that explore the historical myths of family memorabilia—the act of remembering and understanding the journeys taken. Based on autoethnographic beginnings, the nature of memory is investigated; however, I have started to explore creating Memory Tools outside of the autobio