ACollectionof Clutter

Rachel Dare

We define human identity, not by what we do but what

we own.

TRAIN TICKETS

Life is one long journey - 127 journeys in the past year.

COLOUR SWATCHESSeptember 2011

77 colour swatches and only 10 correctky mixed colours.

FELT HATApril 2010

My first felt hat and my first art tutorial.

ORANGE FACEAugust 2011

A happy orange given by a special friend.

MARMITENovember 2010

Horrid Henry was my childhood and Marmite my adulthood.

CAIRNGORM MOUNTAINSApril 2008

A metal souvenir of my childhood skiing from the age of three.

A SPECIAL FRIENDApril 2008

A special cardboard friend found on the floor of a dusty road in Spain.

FIREDecember 2010

Fire notice from when my roast dinner accidently got caught on fire, Manna Ash Halls.

EGGApril 1997

A decorative egg, and a very messy child.

OGGY OGGY PASTY PACKETMay 2010

Sitting on the beach with a pastie, reminds me of my childhood.

We become attached to clutterbecause it gives us

a sense ofidentity

KNIFESeptember 2009

Kitchen knife accidently used to paint with, mother was unimpressed.

BALLONS 2006

After the party - ballons with birthday messages & retirement ballons for jokes.

SUNNY DEVON April 2010

A lollipop too good to eat, given to me from a special friend.

FLOWER July 2009

Moma’s gift to me.

MINI MILK PACKET July 2008

Mini Milk, a past favourite yet always so difficult to hunt down.

DIRTY CHICKENFebruary 2011

The remains of an experiment with ink and a mechanical object.

TICKETFebruary 2009

A magical day trip out.

BOTTLE COLLECTION

An interesting collection of bottles from around the world.

CANDLE COLLECTION

A necessary collection when needing to melt wax on to paper. Once accidently setting fire to the paper in the courtyard of art college.

QUOTES April 2010

List of quotes: ‘The ginger beer? erm it was a bit fiery!’.

DINOSAUR September 2010

A postcard of a dinosaur after many attempts drawing and making one by hand.

FACE PAINTS

Many disastrous memories of awful face paints and embarrasing nights.

CLOTHES DAIRY April 2010

Free clothes awaiting one morning from a special friend.

RED FEATHERS April 2010

A night of Red Indians and drink.

GET A LIFENovember 2010

Get a life and stop writing lists.

MINI MILK PACKET July 2008

Mini Milk, a past favourite yet always so difficult to hunt down.

PINE CONENovember 1999

A pine cone picked up on holiday, the Cairngorms.

SPAGHETTI TINSeptember 2011

The time when I ate Spaghetti hoops out a glass.

A teabag stolen from the wall of art college.

TEABAGJune 2009

Rocket Pig was stolen from a crazy photographer.

ROCKET PIGMay 2010

A collection of Pens that hardly work, and never used.

PEN COLLECTION

Wood found in Moseley Bog, and used to play witches and wizards.

WOODJune 1997

PINK PAPER AEROPLANEApril 2008

A paper aeroplane that accidently flew out the window almost hitting someone on the head.

TOOTHPASTESeptember 2011

A present from Vienna - Liquorish tasting toothpaste.

STONESSeptember 2011

Stones found on Whitley Bay.

SANDWICH PACKAGINGFebruary 2011

Cheese & Jam/Kinder Egg Sandwiches in the post.

USED PAINT COLLECTION

Never throwing away old paint tubes.

LEAFJuly 2011

Leaf found on the streets of Birmingham, given as a present from a friend.

Removing this cluttertakes away

myidentity