Members picked out objects from these crates and held discussions surrounding them ranging from — examining objects through the aspects – of longevity, of life cycle, on circumstances around their abandonment, on familiarity, on ownership and the politics of possessions.

We are what we wear and, equally, we are what we throw away. The devaluing and revaluing of clothes can be a personal act, but it can also be a complex global process. These are tales left untold. To uncover what is usually concealed, in 2019 I followed a British house clearance company whose high-speed methods move garments, in less than a week, out of wardrobes and into the hands of secondhand dealers and consumers, through declining scales of value, until garments are given away for free. This process reveals how clothes move from wanted to unwanted, and shows lives lived and lost.  – ‘The Social Life of Unwanted Clothes’ by Annebella Pollen