I have gotten into the rhythm of collecting the postcards and stitching the book. This time, the book was stitched before lunch on Sunday!
I delivered it back to the Museum at opening on Monday morning and it has joined the other two books as an ongoing record of visitors' thoughts.
They are forming a lovely gathering.
I spoke to lots of folk through the week about this question, and so many of the adults were almost embarrassed to say they would take their phone. We talked through how it actually holds lots of information as well as lots of photos; enables us to do banking; and may hold our passwords and apps to access so many functions. We all agreed in the end it was OK!
Photographs remained a priority for nearly everyone. There was discussion about how so many of our possessions are just 'things' in the end; but there was a lot of pondering about things of sentimental or familial value - taking jewellery for example that had been handed down thru the generations so that there was something for future generations as well.
So many interesting discussions.
Its as interesting to think about what I would take as it is to read what other would. I think your idea of posing questions on cards and making them into weekly books is brilliant and a wonderful extension of your exhibition... so many layers of thought and meaning.
ReplyDeleteI am so very late to reply, but thank you. It has been a delight to engage with visitors like this and the richness of their thoughts and responses is truly wonderful.
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