Objects and the memories they carry | Komal Chamling

Through these photographs, I am exploring the idea of objects as carriers of memory. Objects are marked by the imprints of where they have been, what purpose they have served, to whom they may have belonged and how the passage of time has treated them. Walking the streets of Kathmandu, I took pictures of these objects as I found them, still in their own spaces where their once-owners may have left them or where they may have found themselves after being thrown away. Reflecting on the photographs, I saw I was primarily drawn to discarded objects. I connected with the tragic beauty and melancholic quietness of the objects which may once have been dearly loved but now serve as mute symbols of memory. In their solitude, the objects give testimony to the times and the events they have weathered.