Museum of Thing is a catalogue of catalogues.
I have been researching the legal borders that seperate belongings and create cultures of
neglect and discard for my masters project Resurrection. Throughout my research I hit a lot of
walls, trying to believe in sentimental connections and values that connect us to each other, to
the land, to a government and to things. Whenever I felt lost, I turned to this part of
my research I want to share with you. As Agnes Martin once said “If the painting has perfect
scale, it moves you”.
I started collecting web pages that are focused on tech obsessions like calculators,
microcomputers, measurement tools, time keeping devices. I found passion and love in corners of
the web, made by dedicated people who devote sometimes a lifetime into their research kin.
It
has been
a pleasure to witness and observe the ways in which people cherish, collect, save and share.
There is a scarcity of spare time and diversity in technologies that make it a rarity to stumble
upon obsessions online. But hereby is a part of my own collection of web tables, grids, logs and
things, for you to get inspired by and hopefully start keeping a blog about those close to your
heart so I can add it to my collection.
Below is a frame that has this link embedded in it. You can click on the categories to
toggle
the list of websites.
See how I generate this list from
my are.na board here.