1. To protect our sentimental objects, our vessels of memory.

Like Ursula le Guin suggests in carrier bag theory of fiction. The container is the most sacred survival tool for the human race. I am considering this in terms of memory and the objects that carry memory, acting as vessels for survival. Collecting and preserving these objects is a significantly female practice with regards to homemaking but it is also uniquely human. My project is all about seeking out these familiar human experiences. Experiences that others can relate to. Small moments of sentimentality. Experiences that remind others to protect and cherish these fleeting moments as much as possible.

The reality of this installation has become a bit silly, with almost childlike echolalic repetitions and plays on the linguistics of tooth, but with all of this comes humour. Which is yet again inherently human and helps us to rationalise the world. To remain curious about the language we’re taught to build all our knowledge upon and play with its possible variations keeps our childlike spark alive. To question the reality or truthfulness of memory keeps us interested in the world around us.

‘Milk teeth’ explores the ephemeral nature of losing baby teeth and the transference of memories onto these bodily objects, time spent with each tooth and the maturing of these memories to eventually reach ‘wisdom’.

But is this even our wisest.