Beyond the found object
Mining | Meaning | Memory
The Shoreswood Archives
What are the Shoreswood Archives?
The Shoreswood Archives are a collection of visual and sonic curios brought together over a number of years. Materials in this archive have been found, plundered, donated and re-contextualised in order to tell forgotten stories about curiosity, collection, memories and our interaction with the world around us.
Archives
The Five Umbrellas project aims to provide tangibility to the intangible relationship between person and object. This is done through the non linear retelling of the stories of five umbrellas recovered from a lost and found. The project seeks to uncover and speculatively re-construct these narratives from recovered report cards from the loss and found through the use of found sound, light and reinterpreted visual design.
This project is a curated presentation of material from the collection of George Opine. It consists of notebook pages and original audio recordings that provide unique documentation and insight into the world of Fancy Pigeon breeding
Discover the lives of four fictional characters through intricately crafted wooden boxes filled with objects, texts, and sounds. These time capsules, enhanced by subtle radio speakers, weave together the characters' narratives into a captivating soundscape.
Experience the evolution of mundane sounds with eight ceiling-suspended speakers, each playing a unique doorbell tone. This audio-only piece transforms familiar sounds into orchestral flourishes and melancholy whispers, exploring our connection to home and identity.
Dive into a six-minute looping video that pans across an array of peculiar, everyday objects. Accompanied by intriguing sounds, this video installation invites viewers to uncover rich, complex narratives hidden within the ordinary.
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