Memories are the treasures that we keep locked deep within the storehouse of our souls, to keep our hearts warm when we are lonely.

Yet another review...

This review is of the exhibition Deep Fried Ephemera by musician Jim White in the Douglas Hyde Gallery.

I was very unsure about the meaning of the word Ephemera so i looked it up and it means some piece of written or translated word that was not meant to be retained or preserved. This i found very interesting as the majority of the boards contained many pieces of that persons history and how they all might have possibly been from just the one day. This thought i found curious and intriguing.

I have to say i was really fascinated by this collection. It was exhibited in a small room containing bulletin boards covered with images and also books from peoples past. On the Douglas Hyde gallery website it is stated that the artist "chose to put together a selection of curious and engaging oddities" I can really relate to the word curious as the collection was indeed very curious.

Each of the bulletin boards included photos, sometimes illustrations and notes written to friends or loved ones, written maybe by the owner of the items on the board. Although the collection was indeed curious the explanation was very interesting. It stated that the exhibition was collection of peoples memories and nostalgia. All the bulletin boards were from different eras and many people from different generations can relate to the images and notes that were attached to these boards. I think each of these boards oozed nostalgia and melancholy, that belonged to that particular person and it gave an impression of that persons life that i found very alluring. This was one of my favourite exhibitions lately and i would highly recommend it.