Claire Fear
Field of Traces



Structure and material hold memory
My work examines the evidence

FIELD NOTES





01    TRACES OF MEMORY                





02    ENDURANCE OF CARE              





03    CONDITONS OF ABSENCE            





04    ACTS OF REPAIR                      





05    NOTIONS OF BELONGING            





06    MAKING FUTURES                  






ACTS OF REPAIR

Repair — to anyone or anything — is an act of care, but it is never without consequence.

Every repair leaves another trace, becoming part of the accumulated material history it seeks to protect. The care lies in deciding what to retain, what to alter and how gently we add our own mark.

We therefore need to understand not only what should be repaired, but how our actions will interleave with what is already present: how they may affect belonging, alter traces of memory and contribute to the construction of futures.

Only then should we act - mindful that when we act - we add to the sediment of history.