Artist Elisabeth Smolarz Conducted a Global Survey About the Things People Collect

Everyone has a certain object, record or item that holds sentimental value to them. Whether attached to a family memory, a partner or achievement, we silently attribute meaning to these objects -- almost like talismans that carry a symbolic weight within a given space. Artist and curator Elisabeth Smolarz ventured across the globe surveying 200 people in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to speak to them about the objects that they choose to surround themselves with. The result of...