I Can't Remember Where I Came From: Objects as thresholds to past memories and imaginary futures, Tyler Moorehead, 2024.

Drawing on Jean Baudrillard's 1968 text, 'The System of Objects', the artist explores how we define and relate to fragments of objects, and how the suggestion of an object can define a cultural point of view.

In this multi-sensory provocation, the artist speculates how fragments of family lineage and fragments of objects might converge and give way to an imaginary future.

Combining domestic items and found objects across context and culture, the artist repositions objects as speculations with no clear function, allowing imaginary narratives to emerge.

Stone artefacts with gilded bottoms are tethered to secure the tarpaulin over hessian sacks.

Hessian sacks are overstuffed to a one metre diameter with used pillows, duvets and other items of soft comfort. At 1.68m tall the hessian sacks are at human stature.

The soundscape incorporates water, birdsong and bells with a scentscape of rosemary, sage, citrus & clove to stimulate comfort and memory.

Site-specific work developed for the Casino Nazionale, Lucca Province, Italy.

Supported by Borgo Degli Artisti.