Redefining the room (WIP)
Slowly finding my way to an actual argument/position, but not quite there yet. Also, terminology a bit convoluted. Need more/better words for collector, collection, etc.
As important as the objects themselves, the process of collection as well as the space of collection define our curated contexts. From the carefully ordered and encased (nostalgic), to the quietly concealed (recluse?), to the chaotic over-saturated (hoarder), the means of collecting can continually alter our understanding of personal context and its relationship with the outside world. The room, then, is the container for the collection of collections - transforming itself for each collector. The room highlights what is embedded, concealed and revealed, a process which renews and adds meaning for the object, the collection, and its container. It expands and contracts to not only accommodate the objects themselves, but to view each collection in isolation and as part of a collective (ie: itself an object through which the collector lives).
And just for kicks: The room is the collective of collectors and their collections! (Ha.)
