Phantom Memorabilia

Duo-exhibition by Anca Bârjovanu and Catelijne Boele

From a dream-like world, our phantoms emerge. They linger and follow us subconsciously through the mundanity of life, guiding and shaping our fantasies, memories and hidden longings. Intangible yet feeling real, these phantoms materialize through the symbolism of our past, where each piece of memorabilia serves as an associative point of connection to a specific time or experience.

The duo-exhibition titled Phantom Memorabilia explores the various pathways and rhythms of memory, emphasizing their constant movement between prominence, obscurity, and impermanence. The artistry of both Anca Bârjovanu and Catelijne Boele captures the delicate balance between memories that haunt us and those driven by a fantastical kind of nostalgia - resulting in a search that oscillates between the desire to let go and the need to preserve. Through their own visual language and magical worlds, they question which memories we selectively and willingly keep with us, and the ones we unwillingly and sometimes unknowingly store in our subconscious.