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The Memorial
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over 100 people, and zine.
June 29th - 25th July
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present The Memorial an elaborate display-case housing a collection of beloved
objects that once belonged to a deceased relative, friend, acquaintance or lover
chosen by over 100 people from all walks of life who have kindly participated in
this project.
The Memorial presentation is reminiscent of the small private museum and employs the language of display to create symbiotic dialogues through the relational
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Zine also features writers Morgan Fayle, Ruth Learner and
David Luker and artist Marina Lutz.
Thank you to all the participants who have trusted us
with their precious possessions.
Thank you Lisa Young without whom this project
would not be possible, and Huw Smith for his talent
and hard work.
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Dedicated to
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be on the day she was preparing to leave her
family home and move into residential care.
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a chest of drawers as it was being loaded
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me of her face – the glamour of her former
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either a wedding or engagement ring (the
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her work, she created an arcane space built
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Robert Fletcher.
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A small clear brown capsule/
container with two rings of
colour on top. Broken, this object
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clear cylinder.
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out by him and given to me the last time we
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months after moving into her new unit.
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a pin, she always made her own clothes and
furnishings, as well as the elaborate doilies
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to come with us, but she thought it would
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from side to side, around the cows behind,
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involve her battling rock-hard pumpkins
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carving knife she got as a wedding present
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triumphant pumpkin conquests.
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breathing anymore and quietly informed
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breath of life.
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Brian John Rogan
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in July.
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bleached and battered, the blade has broken
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at glacial formations in an old fridge with
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stunted blade sits solidly in the hand,
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A collection of Rod Stewart
albums
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case, which ran out of plastic sleeves to
accommodate them all.
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of different materials, most commonly
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component or part of the closure. The term
cock ring is sometimes used as a synonym
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mum that the air conditioning was too cold,
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pjs.
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was what he was wearing when he died.
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tried to paint as often as she could, but was
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trained as a designer or artist, and never
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all her life and she encouraged all of us
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paints and brushes every birthday and
Xmas. As a result of her interest, there has
always been a lot of support for creativity
in my immediate family, and this has
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have many of her brushes left, this one has
stayed with me for many years.
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hospital bag]
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wild west father was not, yet he traveled like
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red packed in an Adidas overnight bag, for
a short trip to hospital.
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and gray–mustached as we four daughters
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western.
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Autumn leaves are green ones dying.
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mosaic
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Jacana, times were tough and little more
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the help of a bricklaying neighbour, built
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were also second hand and delivered loose
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backyard, with strict stacking instructions
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semi–voluntary assistance by amateur
brick stacking.
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with pointy brown–glazed capping that
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top, which happened to be one of my favourite past–times on the way home from
school as well.
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old bungalow that was built to provide
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for us from the original outdoor–dunny
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fact the home was more than rundown,
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after squatters decided to set the place
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on my tenth birthday.
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badly with no ceilings to speak of, familiar features remained including the old
kitchen tiles and the vinyl black and white
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many nails he had to put into the masonite
underlay – no nail guns back then.
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organisation of any sort. Our model
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losing friends to booze, drugs and tragedy,
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remember, but then put them down again
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carry anymore.
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June 2010
Ivy Olive Peace
(nee Morris).
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1 pair white goat hair boots. 1
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his that my father used as a bedside table.
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father – and sat on a dresser in her living
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it and never tire of the music, its slow grind
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German. Brass casing. Glass face.
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unifying moment, my brothers and father
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1. Violin and hand made wooden
case with rosin and spare string
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in inside pocket
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coffee pot
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studied violin at school. Purchased, with
case, through the Trading Post by his
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maternal
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a card in a plastic cover in an
envelope with my name typed on
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archive it, what to do with it, how to handle it. The vintage photographs throughout this
site were all taken by my father and are part of this overwhelming heap of tempestuous
baggage that compels me to search for answers.
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light or the wind, or how if only we had a
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ultimate death from Alzheimers was
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fashion and appearance. My father was
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at home.
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1907–2000
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Switzerland.
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Adams
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secretary and she lived with him and his
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death.
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photograph of Edward Arnold
Rodgers, Doris Irene Rodgers
and
sister
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also a dog named Mick. The
photograph was taken outside
the back door about 1957, two
years before I was born. In a
metal frame.
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cassette, with three tracks, was probably
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1911–1992
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trio.
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trio, white with violets, (cup
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cream with gold pattern.
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white with gold, (cup chipped
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Royal Dalton Gem Bowl.
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