The Art of Collecting: Autobiographical Storytelling
Caitlin Kelch does not keep a journal next to her bed or tucked away in a quiet spot in her home. She prefers to walk through life with physical mementos of special moments, fond recollections and even difficult moments from which a great life lesson was learned. Since childhood, Caitlin remembers not playing with things, […]
Caitlin Kelch does not keep a journal next to her bed or tucked away in a quiet spot in her home. She prefers to walk through life with physical mementos of special moments, fond recollections and even difficult moments from which a great life lesson was learned. Since childhood, Caitlin remembers not playing with things, but counting them, categorizing them and placing them in a special box for future exhibition on a chrome coffee table with a wobbly leg. According to her, “back then life felt like a series of still lifes” to be experienced in person and then again through drawings, paintings or collage — each of which enjoyed time in the spotlight on said coffee table with a few table lamps moved close to announce the exhibit had opened. As an only child with plenty of solo time on her hands, she learned to reimagine everyday objects and experiences at a young age.
That 1970s wobbly chrome coffee table lives on today, albeit in a new form. In her home under a 6×6-foot skylight dome stands an old table from a local restaurant where Caitlin spent a lot of time as a child. She remembers collecting sugar and Sweet ‘N L...
Caitlin Kelch does not keep a journal next to her bed or tucked away in a quiet spot in her home. She prefers to walk through life with physical mementos of special moments, fond recollections and even difficult moments from which a great life lesson was learned. Since childhood, Caitlin remembers not playing with things, but counting them, categorizing them and placing them in a special box for future exhibition on a chrome coffee table with a wobbly leg. According to her, “back then life felt like a series of still lifes” to be experienced in person and then again through drawings, paintings or collage — each of which enjoyed time in the spotlight on said coffee table with a few table lamps moved close to announce the exhibit had opened. As an only child with plenty of solo time on her hands, she learned to reimagine everyday objects and experiences at a young age.
That 1970s wobbly chrome coffee table lives on today, albeit in a new form. In her home under a 6×6-foot skylight dome stands an old table from a local restaurant where Caitlin spent a lot of time as a child. She remembers collecting sugar and Sweet ‘N L...
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