Last Friday during our class we went to the Architectural Salvage of Sarasota. The Architectural Salvage is a place where objects from the past are stored. Old furniture, books, photos, electronics, etc. Our mission was to find objects that speaks to us. Something that captures our imagination and brings back some memories. We were given some statements which we are supposed to further develop. These were:
1. The fountain.
I can imagine that the fountain was found in a previous residence of a Sultan. His garden to be specific. He was fascinated by nature and in his residence would be a beautiful garden in which the fountain was placed. The fountain would have been surrounded by a pon of goldfish which was a gift form the Japanese Emperor of that time.
Every evening the Sultan would let people come into his garden and enjoy the beauty of it. Many people would bring their kids along with them to this magical place. The kids were fascinated by the goldfish in the pond and they would spend hours watching and feeding them. Many also would take photographs of themselves with the sultan with the fountain in the background of the photograph.
When the Sultan first wanted the fountain made, he called would have called upon the most talented sculptors in the land to make the whole sculptor in metal. But late he would realize that the metal did not go along with the beauty surrounding the fountain, hence he would ask his sculptors to to put a thick layer of plaster over the metal. The faded orange which we can see now on the sculptor is due to the metal at core of the sculptor being rusted away.
Soon after the death of the Sultan, there would have been a major change in the political system of the country. The age of the sultans would come to and end and the age of democracy would have been born. With that, the fountain, the Sultans residence and the garden went in to the history. All that remains is the fountain and thousands od photographs from that era when people were taking photographs with the fountain in the background.
2. The suitcase
I can imagine that this suitcase was found in the basement of a three storey mansion which belonged to a business man who loved traveling. There would have been several different suitcases in the basement but this particular one was his favorite. He must have taken it to all his adventures around the world as a business man marketing incandescent light bulbs. He would never separate the suitcase from himself except for the duration of the flight. Reason for which it being that the security would not let him carry light bulbs as a carryon item.
The business man would have pasted stickers and labels of light bulbs from all over the world on this very special suitcase of his. He would only carry this favorite shirt, jeans and the prototype of the bulb in the suitcase. He never puts anything else in to it. Only those three items.
Even though he knows (from experience) that he would not be able to take the suitcase asa carryon item he would always try, and hope that he would be able to take it with him on one of his flights. But he would have never been managed to, and yet he would not have given up on trying.
I can imagine how he made partitions inside the suitcase. He would half the inside of the suitcase with black styrofoam of 11mm. The bulbs would go on the very top left corner of it with the safety bubble-wrap around it. Right below the bulbs will be his favorite pink shirt pressed and folded neatly in a japanese fold. And his favorite black jeans would cover the other half of the suitcase, neatly pressed and folded with the pockets facing upwards. He made sure he always arranged it in this order.
I can imagine the introduction of LED's which probably would have been the primary cause for the business man to lose his job in the incandescent light bulb industry. With that probably ended his journeys with his suitcase too.
3. The Buoy
I can imagine that this buoy was found under a bed in a small fisherman's hut which used to be owned by an old man. The buoy was probably stored under the bed, with his other marine gear such as ropes, poles, roars and anchors. All very old and rusted. The buoy and then anchors probably were the only gear which was out in the open under the bed. The others would be stored in a wooden box which he inherited from his father.
I can imagine that the original owner of the buoy being someone who was an owner of a big boat. Probably in the range of 150 to 200 foot. The size of the buoy helps me to understand that this was not used by a small boat. The vessel probably must have been primarily used for Yellow Fin Tuna fishing.
The old man must have come to own the buoy only after seeing it float in the open water on several occasions after being hesitated to take it for several times. The buoy must have been too big for his 15 foot boat so he used it as a place marker for his bait cage which he would anchor at the edge of the reef.
The big dent on the buoy must have been from a significant accident the old man must have had. Probably while in the harbor with the buoy, a bigger vessel must have had collided with it. The buoy probably saved the old mans life that day.
I can imagine the old man taking the buoy home every evening and storing it under his bed. It was probably his old age that would make him leave the buoy at home after several years of using it. Due to his stubborn personality he never had a wife or kids who would have inherited his belonging after he died.
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I can imagine that the fountain was found in a previous residence of a Sultan. His garden to be specific. He was fascinated by nature and in his residence would be a beautiful garden in which the fountain was placed. The fountain would have been surrounded by a pon of goldfish which was a gift form the Japanese Emperor of that time.
Every evening the Sultan would let people come into his garden and enjoy the beauty of it. Many people would bring their kids along with them to this magical place. The kids were fascinated by the goldfish in the pond and they would spend hours watching and feeding them. Many also would take photographs of themselves with the sultan with the fountain in the background of the photograph.
When the Sultan first wanted the fountain made, he called would have called upon the most talented sculptors in the land to make the whole sculptor in metal. But late he would realize that the metal did not go along with the beauty surrounding the fountain, hence he would ask his sculptors to to put a thick layer of plaster over the metal. The faded orange which we can see now on the sculptor is due to the metal at core of the sculptor being rusted away.
Soon after the death of the Sultan, there would have been a major change in the political system of the country. The age of the sultans would come to and end and the age of democracy would have been born. With that, the fountain, the Sultans residence and the garden went in to the history. All that remains is the fountain and thousands od photographs from that era when people were taking photographs with the fountain in the background.
2. The suitcase
I can imagine that this suitcase was found in the basement of a three storey mansion which belonged to a business man who loved traveling. There would have been several different suitcases in the basement but this particular one was his favorite. He must have taken it to all his adventures around the world as a business man marketing incandescent light bulbs. He would never separate the suitcase from himself except for the duration of the flight. Reason for which it being that the security would not let him carry light bulbs as a carryon item.
The business man would have pasted stickers and labels of light bulbs from all over the world on this very special suitcase of his. He would only carry this favorite shirt, jeans and the prototype of the bulb in the suitcase. He never puts anything else in to it. Only those three items.
Even though he knows (from experience) that he would not be able to take the suitcase asa carryon item he would always try, and hope that he would be able to take it with him on one of his flights. But he would have never been managed to, and yet he would not have given up on trying.
I can imagine how he made partitions inside the suitcase. He would half the inside of the suitcase with black styrofoam of 11mm. The bulbs would go on the very top left corner of it with the safety bubble-wrap around it. Right below the bulbs will be his favorite pink shirt pressed and folded neatly in a japanese fold. And his favorite black jeans would cover the other half of the suitcase, neatly pressed and folded with the pockets facing upwards. He made sure he always arranged it in this order.
I can imagine the introduction of LED's which probably would have been the primary cause for the business man to lose his job in the incandescent light bulb industry. With that probably ended his journeys with his suitcase too.
I can imagine that this buoy was found under a bed in a small fisherman's hut which used to be owned by an old man. The buoy was probably stored under the bed, with his other marine gear such as ropes, poles, roars and anchors. All very old and rusted. The buoy and then anchors probably were the only gear which was out in the open under the bed. The others would be stored in a wooden box which he inherited from his father.
I can imagine that the original owner of the buoy being someone who was an owner of a big boat. Probably in the range of 150 to 200 foot. The size of the buoy helps me to understand that this was not used by a small boat. The vessel probably must have been primarily used for Yellow Fin Tuna fishing.
The old man must have come to own the buoy only after seeing it float in the open water on several occasions after being hesitated to take it for several times. The buoy must have been too big for his 15 foot boat so he used it as a place marker for his bait cage which he would anchor at the edge of the reef.
The big dent on the buoy must have been from a significant accident the old man must have had. Probably while in the harbor with the buoy, a bigger vessel must have had collided with it. The buoy probably saved the old mans life that day.
I can imagine the old man taking the buoy home every evening and storing it under his bed. It was probably his old age that would make him leave the buoy at home after several years of using it. Due to his stubborn personality he never had a wife or kids who would have inherited his belonging after he died.
