THEME 2
Why I choose this theme?
Chose theme due to deep love for family and loved ones.
I spent a significant period focusing on my studies and career development, which meant less time with my family. Once I found my place and personal satisfaction, I started wanting to spend more time with them. In my journey to discover my "inner self," I believe that the love and influence of my family during my childhood have shaped who I am today.
Interested in the emotional significance of objects kept by grandparents and parents, and how they symbolize affection and hopes.
I’m curious about the objects my grandparents have kept for my parents over the years and what they represent regarding their love. I want to explore how these items symbolize family affection across generations and different historical contexts.
Seeks to understand this to grow, appreciate their current family, and learn how to nurture a future family.
I believe that understanding my family and how they express love is essential for appreciating what I have and will receive in the future. This knowledge will help me love, empathize, and nurture my current and future family more effectively.
Illustration for The Tyee by Dorothy Woodend.
Theme Brainstorming
Preliminary Research
The Gift Giving Love Language
A special connection between human and human through presents. People who have this love language love to receive and give gifts.
Gift-givers assume that presents are permanent, which require thought, time and is a concrete gesture.
The object of affection
A unique cherished object can often hold a remarkable power to reassure human.
Objects can stimulate feelings related to positive, supportive and harmonious social relationships.
People can feel motivated to care for objects which are seen tho be vulnerable or have been abandoned, as a result of nurturinng response.
Attachment objects are a particular class of objects which provoke positive social feelings. Such objects provoke specific emotions related to the intense closeness we feel with our care-givers as a child and with close loved ones as adults in relationships in which we feel supported and cared for. (Bell and Spikins)
Modern material culture of attachment
Unique cherished objects, which provide a sense of comfort and security are common, often handled and portable objects.
Example: A cuddly toy carefully looked after from childhood
They are often gifts or reminders, letters of a loved one, as they create the sense of comfort from the objects which associated with their cared people.
Objects or gifts play an important role in representing the emotions people have for each other. These items may carry childhood memories or symbolize heartfelt sentiments, serving as tokens of companionship and connection from friends and loved ones. Such symbolic gifts create a sense of encouragement and trust for the owner, as if the presence of the gift-giver is always with them.
Source: Pinterest
Family Style No. 2 - Objects of Affection - Marc Newson