Memory Carpet

In the Soviet times a carpet was a symbol of comfort and prosperity and people would attach photographs of loved ones and memorable souvenirs to it. I wanted to recreate the carpet like a portal of memories and show the transformation of emotions carried through life. This idea was prompted by the memory of repairing an apartment in a house built in the 1960s. Under the old wallpaper we found a wall with a stenciled ornament and the layers of wallpaper, that were so difficult to peel off, now personify the layers of time.