COMB COLLECTION
:: personal collection
2020
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I began collecting combs during the pandemic. I’ve always had a collector’s soul, and over the years I’ve started many different collections—from the more conventional, like stamps and postcards, to the more personal and unusual: ID photos, tiny antique boxes, old toys, stones and marbles gathered on my travels, decorative tiles, and, more recently, masks.
Combs, however, captivated me in a special way. They are humble, everyday objects, yet they carry a remarkable depth: histories and stories embedded in their forms, materials, and patterns. They cross cultures, generations, and geographies. From carved wood to molded plastic, from ornate designs to simple functional shapes, combs serve both practical and symbolic purposes. They are objects of care, intimacy, and ritual, accompanying us in daily routines, in private gestures, and in shared traditions.
Each comb holds a narrative: of the person who used it, of the culture that produced it, and of the hands that shaped it. Together, they form a quiet record of human experience, subtle traces of memory, identity, and the significance of everyday objects.