08.31.25 – 10.23.25
memento
Curated by Deven Truong
Program Description:
With life, comes loss. But our ability to reflect and grow from loss is what makes our lives distinctly human. Throughout our history we have designed tools, shards of larger memories that help us deal with loss. “memento”, keepsake, and relic are some of the names we have given to the tools we look for when we lose something we love.
These tokens of memories act as spiritual guides that navigate us through grief and serve as a reminder of our growth. It’s important not to ignore our past, but let it plant seeds for our future.
This exhibit aims to offer you a space to claim that memory towards your growth.
Instructional:
• Grab a tag
What is something you want to let go of? An experience, a loss, a way of thinking, something that might hold you back from where you want to be. The first and hardest step is to acknowledge this.
• Write it down
Writing what you want to move on from onto paper allows it to leave your mind, freeing your mind of any inhibitions or fears that come with it.
• Hang it up
This physical act serves as a send-off to what once was. Change is necessary to truly grow and blossom into the next you.
• Take a memento with you
Hanging up your past doesn’t mean you abandon it. Whatever memento you choose can remind you of the past, but also guide you into your future.