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Unraveling Memory Through Childhood Relics, Franchesca Rousseas
Unraveling Memory Through Childhood Relics, Franchesca Rousseas
Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Papers
The formation of memory is a universal experience that occurs at an individual level. Memory is intangible and abstract, but it can be tied to physical objects such as photographs. These objects may remain the same throughout the course of our lives, but our memories are subject to change. Information is inevitably lost or altered over time, as our minds are more pliable than they are rigid. These alterations result in the desire to reconstruct and reinterpret past events given the information that is still accessible. Focusing on objects of domesticity that trigger childhood memories, I reveal how the act …