Thursday 14 January

Silk sash, worn by a Turkish railway official in 1871, 1922.2107.
​Carved bone fish in a tobacco tin, British, probably 19th century, 1937.149.
Objects chosen by Haroon.

Today's conversation flowed brilliantly - a real sense of curiosity and shared escapism in the sharing of thoughts and ideas about these intriguing objects with their tiny snippets of suggested story. 

​​Haroon explained the reasons for his choice:

​'I chose the scarf because I was drawn to it in previous sessions... this visual idea formed from the description 'Turkish - railway official - uniform'.  I was super intrigued by it - you build a world through the object - through the conversations - when there is limited information. And the fish! How have these not been chosen in a session before - they have mystery and intrigue. I really want to touch them.'