How are the memories important for me developing into my ‘Story of Now’?
All of these events have happened in transitionary periods of my life, places where I didn’t necessarily feel rooted, and yet they’ve always felt like home. My goal or ‘Story of Now’ is to root people in transitory periods of their lives with the communities they find themselves within. Something I struggle with is accepting the now, the present, where I physically stand. I feel as though I always look towards the future, not fully appreciating the present or where I am in time. And yet I always romanticize the past, placing a warm glow over times I distinctly remember wanting to just skip over. How can I construct the celebration of now?
The ‘Story of Now’ connects my understanding of community, here and there. A web of memories, both personal and shared, this piece incorporates sentimental pictures, cards, mementos, and menus arranged on the old fridge in our apartment on 90th. My story is woven together using orange string, bunched towards the end and left ‘hanging’, as my story isn’t done. Implementing my take on Louise Bourgeois’ web-weaving practice, I tangled or knotted my string throughout the ‘postcards’ of my life, guiding the audience through my milestones. The intention is to add more strings, seeing others navigate their memories –good and bad– and watching strings pile up and twist and tangle only better highlighting the shared experiences that create our now.
