Accession series OT · Ongoing record

Ordinary Traces

Things lost, forgotten, discarded, or simply left where they were.

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Statement of purpose

Ordinary objects can become evidence of a life without explaining whose life it was. This archive records them where they are found—or as close to that moment as possible—before they disappear again.

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What the archive
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Documentation practice

Nothing is published that carries private identifying information, exact locations that could put people or property at risk, human remains, active crime-scene material, or objects that should be returned to an identifiable owner.

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The record has been opened. Objects are photographed where they are found, or as close to that moment as possible.

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