Personal Archives
an ongoing poetic examination of self
a box of lost things
contents: poetry, scissors, a name, fallen wings, self-reflection, a cowry shell, a key
a box of demons
contents: six worry dolls; a shadow
a box of joy
contents: eleven shiny things
a box of stolen things
contents: thirteen used ikea pencils
a box of courage
contents: a star, a rainbow, a poisoned berry, four hats, an open hand
a box of false hope
contents: coloured balloons, shards, a paper crane, a lump in my throat
a box of broken things
contents: three broken shells, a broken pattern, stopped clockwork, a porcelain shard, sea glass, a cut photograph, a broken bracelet, a broken parasol, a crushed bird, a torn feather, a loose cog, a stained dress
a box of heartbreak
contents: twenty-one paper cranes
a box of providence
contents: a metro-ticket frog, a scrap of cloth, a crumpled bank note
a box of mourning
contents: a feather, a permission slip, a child's gaze, confetti, a crumpled heart, the jack of spades, a bead, a star, a shell, a pierced coin, a paper crane
a box of melancholy
contents: a telltale heart
a box of childhood dreams
contents: two birthday candles, four sea shells, a mountain rock, a rose pin, a paper star, a cartoon mouse, the deathly hallows, a fortune teller, a stranger, a projector slide, a hazelnut, a charm bracelet, an unsolved puzzle ring
a box of homesickness
contents: four seashells, two pieces of quartz, a branch of coral
a box of repressed feelings
contents: darkness, a feather, lapsang tea, a milk tooth, a ficus leaf, cowry shells, coloured pencil leads, a scrap of cloth, healing herbs, a lock of hair, a love note, a sprig of heather
a box of positive feedback
contents: twelve folded notes