RD DANIEL

Architect, Designer, Visual Artist
Philippines

House of Preserved Memories

[Art & Design]
Visual Arts
2024

House of Preserved Memories II
Dried flowers on wooden panel board
20 x 20 x 17.5 cm / 45 x 28.5cm (base)
2024

House of Preserved Memories is a visual representation of time slowed down to a halt, to take a moment to appreciate the beauty in time’s passing. Dried flowers, the main material for this work, symbolizes moments and memories itself, seemingly frozen in its state. Them being dried implies that at some point these flowers were also at the peak of their beauty, lush and brimming with life. Yet now, even if time has worked its charm on these flowers, there is still beauty to be appreciated in them. Its form, a simple gable roof, is the simplest shape that can be associated to a house — a fundamental form of architecture where people dwell, rest, and store their belongings. The form symbolizes two things: one being the house is a starting point where most core memories of people are made, and two as an actual structure to house those memories.

House of Preserved Memories draws attention to the beauty and appreciation to the passing of things, as well as the gentle characteristic of the sadness that that fact evokes.

House of Preserved Memories I
Pencil and charcoal on paper
11" x 15" unframed

This artwork is part of my work for Confluence, a curatorial project designed to foster a dynamic and mutually enriching collaboration between artists and art critics. Confluence seeks to explore the interplay and synergy between the creative process and critical discourse, ultimately deepening the understanding of contemporary art. The curatorial project aspires to be a platform where artists and critics converge, creating a space where the creative and analytical worlds collide and merge.

Follow @98bcollaboratory to learn more about the project

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