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CULTURAL ARCHIVE + COLLECTING

Collecting is inherently both a passive and an active action. Objects collect of time, often whether we want them to or not, and people collection objects, often obsessively. These objects are stored in boxes, curated and displayed on shelves, or even incorporated into daily use. Sometimes we see them as stuff, sometimes we don't even notice them anymore even though they surround us.

What constitutes a collection?

Is it the intention to collect that makes it so? A collection's worth may be determined by it's cultural relevance, or it's value - purely sentimental. There is beauty in connecting objects based on intention, shape, color, and memories.


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EXTENDED READING ON EPHEMERA AND COLLECTING


Future Worth: Before It's Hot, Grab It
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Virtual Exhibitions by The Ephemera Society
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Ephemera Press, Renting Out and Consulting on Ephemera Based Exhibitions
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Artists' Generated Ephemera in the Moma Library
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FEP, An Archive of Photographic Exhibitions
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IPA, Ephemera Exhibitions in Asia


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  • HOME
  • PHOTOGRAPHY
    • ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT >
      • SEAWEED CO.
      • MURALS W/ TREIBDESIGN
      • MF POTTERY X TREIBDESIGN
      • WASSAIC PROJECT X TREIBDESIGN
    • DOCUMENTARY >
      • AMERICAN ROAD TRIP
      • ARCHITECTURE
      • LANDSCAPES
      • PEOPLE + SCENES
    • PRODUCT + VISUAL STORYTELLING
    • FOOD >
      • SRI LANKAN FRUIT
      • MEXICAN FRUIT
      • MORTAR + PARSLEY
  • CULTURAL ARCHIVE
    • MATCHBOOKS
    • XEROX
    • MAPS + POSTERS
  • CERAMICS
  • EMBROIDERY
  • JOURNALS
  • SHOP
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