Loved this. I've been thinking lately about the scattered pieces of my own creative life - old journals tucked in boxes, forgotten drafts saved on obsolete computers, photographs from art projects I'd completely lost memory of until they surfaced during my recent move. Reading about Fragment Found made me realize that maybe these aren't just remnants of past creative phases, but shards of an ongoing creative archaeology that I'm still uncovering.
What strikes me most about Eva's work is how she transforms what could be seen as broken or discarded into something that celebrates connection and continuity. In my own depression, I've often felt like fragments myself - scattered, incomplete, disconnected from any larger pattern. But Eva's approach suggests a different way of seeing: what if our broken pieces aren't evidence of failure but proof of having existed, of having been part of something larger?
When I read about her transition from digital archive back to physical book and exhibition, I thought about Annie Rogers' "Unsayable" and how some experiences require multiple forms to fully emerge. The fragments needed to return to something you could hold in your hands, something that existed in physical space where people could gather and share stories about finding. I get that. I think we're seeing that on a wider scale with the sudden resurgence of interest in print zines amid all of our digital noise.
The community aspect of Fragment Found feels especially healing to me right now. The idea that behind each ceramic piece is "the person who found it, a place and a time" reminds me that creativity is always about connection - to materials, to place, to each other, to the hands that came before us. Thank you for sharing this beautiful project.
Thank you so much for this thoughtful reflection. We really loved reading about your connection to Fragment Found and your own creative journey – as we always do with your work!
The connection to "Unsayable" is really lovely... And the idea that a fragment is just one piece of a story creates room to imagine the whole! The community aspect of the project chimed with us. That sense of connection to materials, places, and people is something we seek in our work too :)
Thank you again for reading and for sharing your own piece of the story.
Loved this. I've been thinking lately about the scattered pieces of my own creative life - old journals tucked in boxes, forgotten drafts saved on obsolete computers, photographs from art projects I'd completely lost memory of until they surfaced during my recent move. Reading about Fragment Found made me realize that maybe these aren't just remnants of past creative phases, but shards of an ongoing creative archaeology that I'm still uncovering.
What strikes me most about Eva's work is how she transforms what could be seen as broken or discarded into something that celebrates connection and continuity. In my own depression, I've often felt like fragments myself - scattered, incomplete, disconnected from any larger pattern. But Eva's approach suggests a different way of seeing: what if our broken pieces aren't evidence of failure but proof of having existed, of having been part of something larger?
When I read about her transition from digital archive back to physical book and exhibition, I thought about Annie Rogers' "Unsayable" and how some experiences require multiple forms to fully emerge. The fragments needed to return to something you could hold in your hands, something that existed in physical space where people could gather and share stories about finding. I get that. I think we're seeing that on a wider scale with the sudden resurgence of interest in print zines amid all of our digital noise.
The community aspect of Fragment Found feels especially healing to me right now. The idea that behind each ceramic piece is "the person who found it, a place and a time" reminds me that creativity is always about connection - to materials, to place, to each other, to the hands that came before us. Thank you for sharing this beautiful project.
Thank you so much for this thoughtful reflection. We really loved reading about your connection to Fragment Found and your own creative journey – as we always do with your work!
The connection to "Unsayable" is really lovely... And the idea that a fragment is just one piece of a story creates room to imagine the whole! The community aspect of the project chimed with us. That sense of connection to materials, places, and people is something we seek in our work too :)
Thank you again for reading and for sharing your own piece of the story.