Merging
Our history teaches lessons and informs our present, whether through the lives of other human beings who have lived before us or through past versions of ourselves. Arms reaching forward and backward through time, grasping onto who we are and what we will become. This temporal connection is inescapable. Though we may want to pretend it isn't true, our present and future selves are shaped by what came before. As Sergei Parajanov said, we are "searching for ourselves in each other," finding reflections of our own experiences and potential in the stories of those who preceded us.
(As one of the owners of the Woolworths project, I’ve had the privilege of being intimately involved with every inch of this historic building. During construction, we discovered layers of original wallpaper hidden beneath the surface. Intrigued by its texture and history, I was inspired and saved as much as I could. These pieces are a blend of that original wallpaper and my own handmade, hand-painted paper. They embody the spirit of the project itself: “holding hands with the past while walking into the future.” We’ve taken an old building, rough around the edges but beautiful in so many ways, and merged it with our vision and intention. The result is something entirely new, a harmony of past and present.)
Our history teaches lessons and informs our present, whether through the lives of other human beings who have lived before us or through past versions of ourselves. Arms reaching forward and backward through time, grasping onto who we are and what we will become. This temporal connection is inescapable. Though we may want to pretend it isn't true, our present and future selves are shaped by what came before. As Sergei Parajanov said, we are "searching for ourselves in each other," finding reflections of our own experiences and potential in the stories of those who preceded us.
(As one of the owners of the Woolworths project, I’ve had the privilege of being intimately involved with every inch of this historic building. During construction, we discovered layers of original wallpaper hidden beneath the surface. Intrigued by its texture and history, I was inspired and saved as much as I could. These pieces are a blend of that original wallpaper and my own handmade, hand-painted paper. They embody the spirit of the project itself: “holding hands with the past while walking into the future.” We’ve taken an old building, rough around the edges but beautiful in so many ways, and merged it with our vision and intention. The result is something entirely new, a harmony of past and present.)
Our history teaches lessons and informs our present, whether through the lives of other human beings who have lived before us or through past versions of ourselves. Arms reaching forward and backward through time, grasping onto who we are and what we will become. This temporal connection is inescapable. Though we may want to pretend it isn't true, our present and future selves are shaped by what came before. As Sergei Parajanov said, we are "searching for ourselves in each other," finding reflections of our own experiences and potential in the stories of those who preceded us.
(As one of the owners of the Woolworths project, I’ve had the privilege of being intimately involved with every inch of this historic building. During construction, we discovered layers of original wallpaper hidden beneath the surface. Intrigued by its texture and history, I was inspired and saved as much as I could. These pieces are a blend of that original wallpaper and my own handmade, hand-painted paper. They embody the spirit of the project itself: “holding hands with the past while walking into the future.” We’ve taken an old building, rough around the edges but beautiful in so many ways, and merged it with our vision and intention. The result is something entirely new, a harmony of past and present.)