Woven Absence

Handwritten notes accompanying museum acquisitions—dates alongside personal impressions of “resonance”—disrupt assumptions about objective cataloging. These markings imply that collecting systems aren’t neutral frameworks imposed *on* objects but are instead shaped by individual perceptions from the outset, complicating any search for a definitive origin point. Value appears not as an intrinsic property of vessels themselves, but repeatedly within the intervals of their acquisition and subsequent evaluation—a blur between what is marked and what is dismissed. This suggests that imperfections hold significance precisely *because* they prompted attention, hinting at a symmetry between inclusion and exclusion.