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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Photographs, as recordedEntries are being gathered.
Classifications
Twelve descriptive categories
What the archive
does not publish
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.
Read the full noteThe record has been opened. Objects are photographed where they are found, or as close to that moment as possible.
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