Catalogue 1 This is a LeBron James Lakers jersey from last season that is now owned by Dwyane Wade after they swapped jerseys. It was produced by Nike and made of a fabric blend that includes polyester and recycled plastic water bottles. It serves to mediate the relationship between these basketball players. Catalogue 2 These […]

From what I conceived of the reading, Freud describes a ‘trace’ as some way one remembers an event in the past. This understanding of a past event, however, is not nearly as strong as the understanding one had as the event was happening or right after it happened. One example of a trace comes from […]

Catalogues Telegraph, 1861, U.S. Military Telegraph Corps, about 1 ft. by 4 in. by 8 in., wood, metal, magnetic needles, U.S.A. The telegraph works by transmitting electrical signals over a wire. It was created to facilitate long-distance communication. The telegraph helped Civil War field commanders to direct war operations in real time and allowed senior […]

In his piece, Pomian intends to show that the range of activities to which the idea of “collecting” or the “collection” can be applied to is very wide. He discusses how collections form and have been formed over the years, the significance of collections, and his idea of the visible versus the invisible of a […]