Part I. Annotated Bibliography

Part II. Line of Enquiry

My project uses Georges Perec’s method of memory writing as its methodology (Perec, 1997, p.55) : evoking childhood objects and places without reference images, sitting with uncertainty, and forgetting as much as with clarity. Through illustrated fragments, I began exploring personal nostalgia, but the work has since opened onto broader and more uncomfortable questions, such as: what makes something nostalgic, what makes something a trend, and who holds the power to decide?

Growing up in Bangkok, with one foot in globalised consumer culture and one foot entirely outside it, I find myself drawn to the gaps; the childhoods, cultures, and objects that never make it into the trend cycle. As Y2K becomes a commodified aesthetic driven by people who didn’t fully live it, I am increasingly interested in what gets extracted, what gets erased, and what it might look like to bring the same aesthetic intentionality to experiences that have never been granted that kind of value. These are questions this project has opened up rather than answered.

References

Perec, G. (1997) ‘The Street’, in Species of Spaces and Other Pieces. London: Penguin Books Ltd, pp. 46–56.