Family Album

“Family Album” is not a literal archive. It is a journey into the unconscious memory of generations, a space where invisible stories slowly take shape, where silence speaks louder than words. Each fragile papier-mâché “petal of the unconscious” becomes a vessel of memory, holding within itself long-forgotten photographs, fragments of objects, and whispers of lives once lived. These bionic forms grow within us like living organisms. We inherit expectations, traumas, and beliefs so quietly that we rarely notice their presence —and yet, they shape our gestures, choices, and identities in ways we cannot escape.

The installation invites viewers into a shared silence — into an intimate encounter with the echoes of those who came before us.
It asks us to step into the threshold where personal memory dissolves into collective memory, where our stories intertwine with the unspoken narratives of our ancestors.

We are never just ourselves. We are archives of generations, breathing through us, dreaming through us, living within us. With “Family Album”, I seek to materialize the invisible — to give shape to what exists deep beneath consciousness, to reveal the silent imprints of those who came before us and continue to live through us.

Technical Note

  • Medium: Mixed media, papier-mâché, archival fragments, found objects
  • Format: Large-scale immersive installation
  • Project status: Ready for physical implementation
  • Collaboration inquiries: tacmelova@gmail.com

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