I’m busy doing research for the Story of Objects – talking with people, listening to their stories about the thing they have and love. It’s a privilege for people to hear such things – a window into other people’s worlds, histories of families, footprints of places, tales of loves, lives and losses.
I made a 30 second video-short with my iPhone today, and thought it would be really great if you could do the same. I need to hear your stories – take note of what you say, what words you use, how emotional you are, how connected you feel to your objects.
There’s a Facebook page dedicated to The Story of Objects – please feel free to make a little film to share with me and other page users. I may ask if I can use yours in a film I plan to make – if I do I would of course ask for your permission and credit you accordingly.
So get creative – use your phone camera, your iPad photo-booth or camera, or even a REAL camera! If you’re a bit camera-shy that’s fine too – just film your hands while you talk, or ask someone to help you to do that.
Here are a few prompts of what I’d like you to share:
This is ……………………….. (describe it)
I got it from…………….(place, person)
It’s mine because……………I inherited it from…. X gave it to me
I keep it because…………….
I intend to …………………….with it
It makes me feel………….sad when I remember, happy when I remember, intrigued, hopeful, positive lime a lucky charm, glad to be alive etc.
Carolyn Black 