where were you, what happened at that moment, how old were you, who else was there?

You can pick up a vitrine or glass display cabinet for under a hundred pounds in Ikea nowadays. This presents the possibility of building a shrine or display of precious heirlooms, favourite objects, presents or purchases that we endow with value. Whilst sideboards can display china animals, Delph figurines or Wedgewood, objects don't necessarily have to have any obvious monetary value. The utilitarian objects in the display cases at the museum sit as if sleeping, they no longer function as working objects to be sipped from or eaten out of. An arts collective called The Light Surgeons currently have an installation at the Geffrye Museum called Domestic Archeology. This is a great term, which brings up images of delving into cupboards for the hidden, small and overlooked. Only a few days ago, I was searching for something in the back of a cupboard and discovered a cup belonging originally to my partners son, it had his name on it and a small bear on one side. This mug must be at least thirty years old, its amazing how an object can transport you back to childhood, and another period in ones life.