DA Wunderkammer is a growing collection of curiosities—objects I notice, collect and display, each revealing something unexpected.
The ongoing project was sparked by a visit to the Cabinet of Curiosity at the University of Coimbra during a residency at Studio 459 in 2024. Conversations with mentor Mark Richards encouraged the curation of a personal cabinet: a space to assemble, observe and reflect on the finds and keepsakes I continue to collect.
The growing collection is partly informed by pareidolia—the human tendency to perceive patterns and meaning in randomness. Plastic fixings, natural materials and material tests are re-seen as figures or forms: some animal-like, others almost devotional.
Some objects act as prompts for future projects, while others carry nostalgia, evoking distant memories and familiar emotional responses.