Burying my Time Capsule

 

 

I chose to bury my Time Capsule in a compost heap at the back of my garden. The garden has always been an important place for me in my childhood, it was a place to be alone and escape from the struggles of growing up. I chose the compost heap as it is very deep set and has never been emptied throughout my entire life. I decided to present the whole process in a series of photographs as I found it quite a messy procedure and could just capture each step. I chose to only bury some of my chosen possessions.

• The ammonite in a stone; intrigued by the notion of burying something I dug up as a child.
• The handmade Flower Pot man; was initially used to hold soil, now to be held in soil.
• A print of the sole of my first pair of shoes; far to valuable to me to bury so I just created a print of them.
• Only one of the earrings from my grandmother, just in case it got lost I still had the other one safe.
• Little Cartoon 'Toothache'; will be interesting to see how it ages.
• Natural items; Rhino horn from and scallop shell.
• Jewellery; my Great Aunties ring and my necklace with collections from my travels on it.