Re:Collect is a collaboration with the Museum of the Home in Hoxton, London. These objects could be (and often have been) overlooked, but all contain their own stories from the past. Rather than communicating a rigid proposition or narrative, the vivid colours, arresting detail and beguiling shapes stimulate the memory and imagination of the viewer, encouraging a more exploratory, almost child-like, perspective. Each image passes through a filter of the viewer’s thoughts and experiences, where unique connections and interpretations are formed. It is in these personal connections that a new future for the objects may yet be defined.

“When we think about historical artefacts, the images that come to mind are often ones of documentation – the sort of photographs that live in a dusty archive somewhere or in the pages of an equally dusty textbook. It was this association that photographer Theo Deproost and curator Amy Foulds were keen to counter with new project Re:Collect…”

“…Deproost’s dramatic and eye-catching artworks breathe new life into items that may otherwise go unseen and unappreciated. The striking colours and evocative silhouettes encourage a more imaginative understanding of these artefacts.” Creative Review