THE SECRET SOUL OF THINGS
PHOTOGRAPHY AND ESSAYS
Take a journey through the beautiful and symbolic world of everyday items. Kristen Memoli presents her ephemeral photographs of abandoned objects and structures while sharing intriguing stories about their hidden meanings. Whether reading about the psychological implication of dreaming of an open window or the role that locks and keys have played in literature, you are sure to learn something new and see something previously hidden in plain sight.
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THE SECRET SOUL OF THINGS
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THE SECRET SOUL OF THINGS
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"Through thought-provoking essays that peer into the depths of ordinary objects including windows, chairs, and stairs, Kristen Memoli brings life, history, and joy into the soul of everyday things."
-John Lazzaro, photographer, and author of The walls Still Talk & A Vanishing New York
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"This book explores not only the secret soul of things, but gives a glimpse into the the soul of the artists, herself. She masterfully brings the reader into the world of urban exploration through her creative storytelling and intriguing photographs. Memoli gives an historical-based and subconscious-ridden background to everyday objects we often take for granted, and brings new appreciation to things like doors, beds, and windows that are no longer in contemporary use but are all the more still appreciated."
-Christine Innacco, photographer and author of Elegance in Abandonment: The Art of Dying: Photos, Poems, Prose by Seashellspells
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"Kristen Memoli is a nimble guide to a mysterious world inhabited solely by the things we cherish and leave behind, weaving poignant memories into the long drift of cultural legacy."
-Jessica Kerwin Jenkins, author of Encyclopedia of the Exquisite
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"The Secret Soul is finely attuned to the poetry of everyday things, to the beauty of decrepitude and the romance of abandoned, forbidden places. In each chapter you don't know if you'll be reading about Jung or Magritte, musing on the nature of psychotherapy and the vicissitudes of life in ancient Mesopotamia. Memoli's images are full of romance and longing and possesses an astonishing moment-frozen-in-time quality."
-Adam Davies, author of The Frog King
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