All Our Relations

The project investigates the fragmented histories of pottery shards stripped of provenance and critical details such as their date or site of origin. This process involves reconstructing Persian artifacts catalogued as non-provenance in museum collections across Europe and North America and incorporating Pre-Columbian Native American fragments purchased on eBay into sculptures, guided by their similar visual attributes.

Serving as placeholders for displaced fragments, these ceramic reconstructions highlight the detachment of objects from their histories, original owners, and cultural contexts, making any complete restoration unattainable. The work critically examines colonial collecting practices and the pathways through which such objects entered institutional collections, raising poignant questions about cultural displacement and erasure.