Absent Histories
Price tags offered a curious mirroring: figures with fewer records bore steeper costs, their gaps inviting speculation. Stories accrued around these absences—a vendor’s embellishment overlaying an unknown past like the crackle of old radio signals. The word ‘Provenance’, painted on each display, shifted from statement to suggestion; light flickered across the clay surfaces as narratives bloomed and faded with each telling. A quiet acceptance settled over the collection: worth wasn't found *in* things, but in the act of remembering them into being.