In the memory box that I am constructing, the main motif that I am pursuing, is the one that has been with me for a long time. The motif of moving around the world, and the motif of change. Over my life, I have changed locations, and moved countries. This is what I have put in the box: the signs of different places that I have lived in, and some memorabilia from there. These items are what connect me to the places where I live, where some of the memories from my life reside.

The box itself is a simple cardboard box that can be used for moving places, which harks back to the original intention of the piece. This box other than being a container of the piece, it is a part of the piece. The tape that seals it, is the standard brown removals tape, which in my intention should be removed by the person that is the first to observe it.

Inside, the box is lined with vinyl stripes in the colour of my country: red and blue. From the strips stand out the items that I have decided to put into my memory box. These are the items that I think are significant of the places where I have lived, and of the things that I have enjoyed there. These strips represent the waves of our mind and the waves of memory, from which the different objects emerge.

The first object that you notice is the collection of poetry by Lev Gumilev, one of my favourite authors, and the biggest connection to memory for me is poetry, as that is what I used to train my memory since young age. Other objects that I have placed in the box represent the different locations that I have lived in. The first cluster of objects tells about my time spent in the United Kingdom, and it consists of my Sevenoaks School ID, and several coins that I would usually use in the vending machines in the Dining Hall. The second cluster consists of the items that I use now in the US, with a golf ball, and a case from a roll of film representing my current hobbies. In the middle of the piece is the bottle of wine, which despite it being frowned upon is something that I enjoy sometimes.

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