Tammylyn Tuang

The Missing Collection uncovers the unseen, bringing the focus to seemingly mundane yet profoundly significant world of cabinets in her home. These cabinets serve as portals to personal histories, containing an array of ordinary objects that serve as repositories of memory, family culture, and the passage of time within the intimate confines of a home. The work showcases life-size photographs of these objects found in her homes by opening up cabinets in the household and digging up things which are kept and untouched for a long time.Navigating the importance of sentimental value and how these objects encapsulate the fallibility of memories, it questions as to why we hold attachments to objects, as these objects are kept hidden over time when left unused yet refused to be discarded. It prompts us to reflect on individual personal value driving the collection of objects.