'curiosity killed the cat'

Humans like to surround themselves with objects. One person would own between 1000 and 5000 objects. Many of these objects are only there for a short time before they end up among rubbish and waste. But everyone has some objects that evoke a special resonance, linked to a memory, a feeling, an importance. Memories are not stable entities, they are constantly changing. Every time a personal event is retrieved from memory, that memory is rebuilt. So memories change and renew themselves. Objects, as it were, guard the memories and help shape who I am as an artist, woman, sweetheart, mother, friend... The installation 'Curiosity killed the cat' is made up of many different objects, each of which has a very special meaning. They're not just things. Every object has its story, the whole can be seen as a 'cabinet of curiosities'. The cabinets were especially popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. They kept special objects, minerals, strange dried and stuffed creatures, horns, skulls, and interesting man-made objects. Some of the objects shown at 'curiosity killed the cat' are small works of art. The objects and works of art were collected over a period of almost thirty years and are still being added to. They each have a unique story and are bound together by those anecdotes. They are the bearers of memories. The objects, some of which look very ordinary, are protected in high-tech with sophisticated equipment. If one touches the 'invisible' wire, an alarm goes off. These often worthless objects are at the same time so valuable that they deserve this protection.