TOHNO REMI

Archive of Happiness 

Mixed-media / 145.5×145.5cm / 2015

 

This installation consists of unprocessed films, for which I asked volunteers to capture moments of happiness in their lives using disposable cameras I provided. The films remain undeveloped to preserve these fragile memories.

 

Sealed in the cartridges, these memories of happiness exist without revealing their details, emphasizing the fact that happiness was experienced rather than showing what it specifically was. They offer a poetic response to an unstable world, where we often face unpredictable emotions.

 

Each cartridge contains unique moments of happiness. The memory itself cannot be seen, while the physical cartridges highlight the hidden reality of these experiences, allowing the shared acknowledgment of happiness to feel both personal and universal.

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