I always thought that I kept archives
digital video, sound, 06:48
2016
A video reflecting on archive keeping and gathering material without ever throwing anything away. My father's organised collecting and archive-keeping is juxtaposed to my own hoarding tendencies, in both physical and digital space.
Thinking about all the things that I just keep carrying with me, without ever referring back to them, in unopened boxes and dusting hard-drives.
video stills of subtitled version
I always thought that I kept archives.
But I've just been gathering, assembling, stacking, occasionally gleaning.
I never throw away anything.
Stuffing pamphlets and junk in plastic bags. One bag per trip.
Rarely referring back to them.
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I did grow up amongst proper archives though.
Arranged per country. Alphabetically. Per genre.
My father is a collector.
I tried to pick it up but it always ended in stacking.
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My whole childhood is organized in archives.
There's less printed photos and more pamphlets in 2015's album.
My hoarding tendencies are not limited to physical space.
Pictures sounds awfully generic.
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I've changed 6 houses so far.
After every moving, at least one box remains unopened Unmissed.
Random, Junk and Untitled folders buried in hard-drives and usb sticks.
Special thanks to: Daniel Burkhard, Matthias Müller, Nikos Vratsanos, Arnisa Zeqo.