{"product_id":"fragments-of-nostalgia-postcard-collection-by-maral-jafarian-maralpaint-size-10x15-cm","title":"Cabinet of Memories – Vintage Nostalgia Art Postcard | Maralkunst","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollection Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragments of Nostalgia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a collection of small visual stories created from forgotten objects, vintage treasures, childhood memories, and pieces that might otherwise have been left behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor years, I have been drawn to flea markets, second-hand shops, old boxes, forgotten corners, and objects that once belonged to another time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI often see beauty and meaning in things that others may overlook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA tiny charm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn old photograph.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA broken piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA childhood object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomething that may look worthless to someone else, but still carries a memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI believe these forgotten pieces have a soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstead of allowing them to disappear, I collect them and bring them together in new compositions, giving them another place, another purpose, and another story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach work in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragments of Nostalgia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is created as a 10 × 15 cm postcard composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut these are more than postcards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey are small archives of memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen you look at one, you may recognize something from your own life—a person, a place, a journey, your childhood, someone you loved, or a moment you had almost forgotten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is no single story you are expected to see.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story begins with the objects, but it becomes yours when you connect with them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI hope each piece awakens something familiar inside you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA feeling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA quiet smile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaral’s Statement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have always felt a soul in forgotten things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI cannot easily leave behind objects that have been abandoned or forgotten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhenever I visit flea markets and second-hand shops, I find myself searching through the smallest things, wondering where they came from, who once owned them, what they witnessed, and why they were eventually left behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI feel the same way about objects connected to my childhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomething that may look like rubbish to another person can hold an entire world for me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt can carry the memory of a home, a person, a smell, a journey, a particular time in life, or simply a feeling that cannot be explained.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat is how \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragments of Nostalgia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e began.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI started collecting these small forgotten treasures and placing them together, allowing them to communicate with one another and create a new visual story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI do not want to tell the viewer exactly what that story is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI want you to find your own memory within it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerhaps one object reminds you of your grandmother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother takes you back to your childhood room.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA tiny camera may remind you of a journey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA cassette may bring back a song.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA shell may return you to a summer you thought you had forgotten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd suddenly, an object that belonged to no one becomes connected to you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat moment of recognition is what interests me most.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragments of Nostalgia is about giving forgotten things another life—and allowing them to awaken forgotten stories within 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