Pockets Full of Memories Data Archive

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Exhibition: Pompidou Deaf Ars Aura Kiasma
Cornerhouse Frankfurt MOCA Taipei

Gender: Male Female

Age: 0-4 5-10 11-17 18-25 26-35 36-50 51+
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   1755 | 4142
Creation Time:   Wed Jul 04 08:59:11, 2001
Exhibition:   Pompidou, Paris (2001)
Object Description:   HANDKEY
Object Origin:   BOBAN
Keywords:   APARTMENT PARIS
Owner's Name:   ACEPHALE
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   36-50
Owner's Occupation:   farmer
Owner's Country:   other
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   2223 | 5140
Creation Time:   Sat Jul 21 05:23:30, 2001
Exhibition:   Pompidou, Paris (2001)
Object Description:   CLEFS
Object Origin:   PARIS
Keywords:   OUVRIR ECLAIRER
Owner's Name:   ESTRELLA
Owner's Gender:   Female
Owner's Age:   36-50
Owner's Occupation:   artworld
Owner's Country:   Paris
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   4211 | 2486
Creation Time:   Sun Sep 07 05:38:35, 2003
Exhibition:   ARS, Linz (2003)
Object Description:   PARFUME
Object Origin:   VIENNA
Keywords:   PERSONAL STRANGE BODY
Owner's Name:   EWA
Owner's Gender:   Female
Owner's Age:   26-35
Owner's Occupation:   farmer
Owner's Country:   Austria
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   6702 | 8083
Creation Time:   Sun Jun 13 03:17:15, 2004
Exhibition:   KIASMA, Helsinki (2004)
Object Description:   MOBILE
Object Origin:   POLYTECHNIC
Keywords:   EVERYDAY COMFORTABLE ITS
Owner's Name:   ANDERS
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   26-35
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   Scandinavia
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   6861 | 8313
Creation Time:   Thu Jun 17 10:21:34, 2004
Exhibition:   KIASMA, Helsinki (2004)
Object Description:   PHONE
Object Origin:   KAUPASTA
Keywords:   TINY GREY GERMAN
Owner's Name:   JUKKIS
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   26-35
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   Finland
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   7709 | 9784
Creation Time:   Fri Jul 30 08:48:52, 2004
Exhibition:   KIASMA, Helsinki (2004)
Object Description:   GLASSES
Object Origin:   BARI
Keywords:   GLASSES ACCESSORY TRANSPARENT
Owner's Name:   DAVIDE
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   Italy
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   7799 | 9931
Creation Time:   Sun Aug 01 06:22:48, 2004
Exhibition:   KIASMA, Helsinki (2004)
Object Description:   PHONE
Object Origin:   EUROPE
Keywords:   TIME
Owner's Name:   JULIUS
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   Finland
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   8048 | 7240
Creation Time:   Wed Feb 02 11:36:00, 2005
Exhibition:   CORNERHOUSE, Manchester (2005)
Object Description:   PHONE
Object Origin:   BULGARIA
Keywords:   SHINY SMALL LOUD
Owner's Name:   PETE
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   wage-earner
Owner's Country:   UK
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   8104 | 7296
Creation Time:   Fri Feb 04 11:07:59, 2005
Exhibition:   CORNERHOUSE, Manchester (2005)
Object Description:   PLECTRUM
Object Origin:   MY PURSE
Keywords:   PLIC PLIC PLIC
Owner's Name:   NAOMI
Owner's Gender:   Female
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   UK
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   8111 | 7303
Creation Time:   Sat Feb 05 06:13:13, 2005
Exhibition:   CORNERHOUSE, Manchester (2005)
Object Description:   ID
Object Origin:   CITY COLLEGE
Keywords:   PLASTIC HARD SECURITY
Owner's Name:   PHILIP
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   26-35
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   UK
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   8236 | 7429
Creation Time:   Thu Feb 10 09:56:08, 2005
Exhibition:   CORNERHOUSE, Manchester (2005)
Object Description:   MUSIC
Object Origin:   AMAZON.CO.UK
Keywords:   MUSIC SOUND ENJOYMENT
Owner's Name:   JORDAN
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   UK
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Messages:  From: jp , manch, ooo kayy, 10 Feb 2005
a chap called jake caught a snake from a wonderful place called the yimyip plains where you can taste the wax lemonade roots.
From: BigH , Salford, UK, 13 Feb 2005
The best music being made in the world today is by Interpol

PFOM Image
Object ID:   8341 | 7534
Creation Time:   Wed Feb 16 05:53:06, 2005
Exhibition:   CORNERHOUSE, Manchester (2005)
Object Description:   AWESOME
Object Origin:   A GIFT
Keywords:   OUTDATED USEFUL BRICK-LIKE
Owner's Name:   RICHARD
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   UK
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Messages:  From: Richard , Carlisle, England, 16 Feb 2005
An old phone now yes, but still works better and probably alot more reliable than new ones. I'm just hoping it doesn't break because I don't want to have to spend a million quid on a stupid new phone, which has a hundred and one features I don't even want.

PFOM Image
Object ID:   8477 | 7670
Creation Time:   Tue Feb 22 08:05:22, 2005
Exhibition:   CORNERHOUSE, Manchester (2005)
Object Description:   LIPSTICKLESBIAN
Object Origin:   ME
Keywords:   EXPENSIVE LUXURIOUS GOLDEN
Owner's Name:   EL
Owner's Gender:   Female
Owner's Age:   26-35
Owner's Occupation:   religious
Owner's Country:   UK
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   8665 | 7858
Creation Time:   Sat Mar 05 06:41:01, 2005
Exhibition:   CORNERHOUSE, Manchester (2005)
Object Description:   PHONE
Object Origin:   NOKIA
Keywords:   COMMUNICATION FRIENDS CONTACT
Owner's Name:   DAN
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   clerical
Owner's Country:   UK
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   11968 | 8277
Creation Time:   Sun Jul 16 05:53:31, 2006
Exhibition:   Museum of Communication, Frankfurt, Germany (2006)
Object Description:   MUSEUMSUFERCARD
Object Origin:  
Keywords:  
Owner's Name:   MEIHEI
Owner's Gender:   Female
Owner's Age:   26-35
Owner's Occupation:   farmer
Owner's Country:   Germany
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   8828 | 1285
Creation Time:   Wed Aug 15 01:55:58, 2007
Exhibition:   MOCA Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
Object Description:   口紅
Object Origin:   包包
Keywords:   粉 亮 美
Owner's Name:   惡魔
Owner's Gender:   Female
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   unemployed
Owner's Country:   Taiwan
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   8991 | 1452
Creation Time:   Sun Aug 19 01:41:51, 2007
Exhibition:   MOCA Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
Object Description:  
Object Origin:   轉圈圈手上
Keywords:   紅 錶 圓
Owner's Name:   轉圈圈
Owner's Gender:   Female
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   Taiwan
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   9282 | 1750
Creation Time:   Sat Aug 25 19:53:15, 2007
Exhibition:   MOCA Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
Object Description:   LEGAL
Object Origin:   TAIWAN
Keywords:   LET'S ME STAY
Owner's Name:   RICCARDO
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   36-50
Owner's Occupation:   wage-earner
Owner's Country:   Italy
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   9299 | 1767
Creation Time:   Sat Aug 25 22:06:17, 2007
Exhibition:   MOCA Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
Object Description:   手錶
Object Origin:  
Keywords:   手 晚餐 欸斯
Owner's Name:   欸斯
Owner's Gender:   Female
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   philosopher
Owner's Country:   Taiwan
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   9779 | 2265
Creation Time:   Wed Sep 05 23:08:19, 2007
Exhibition:   MOCA Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
Object Description:  
Object Origin:   口袋
Keywords:   愛 咚 笑
Owner's Name:  
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   wage-earner
Owner's Country:   Taiwan
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   9814 | 2303
Creation Time:   Thu Sep 06 20:34:09, 2007
Exhibition:   MOCA Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
Object Description:  
Object Origin:   買來的
Keywords:   聲 相 訊
Owner's Name:   洪恩
Owner's Gender:   Female
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   Taiwan
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Messages:  From: 配山 , taipei, taiwan, 07 Sep 2007
很可口呢!

PFOM Image
Object ID:   10743 | 3196
Creation Time:   Thu Sep 27 22:12:52, 2007
Exhibition:   MOCA Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
Object Description:   筆記本
Object Origin:   文具店
Keywords:   思想 記錄 歷史
Owner's Name:   勁秋
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   Taiwan
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   10843 | 3296
Creation Time:   Sat Sep 29 02:26:22, 2007
Exhibition:   MOCA Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
Object Description:   手機
Object Origin:   桃園
Keywords:   生日 二十 炫
Owner's Name:   瓜哥
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   Taiwan
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PFOM Image
Object ID:   11000 | 3453
Creation Time:   Wed Oct 03 00:38:57, 2007
Exhibition:   MOCA Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
Object Description:   艾兒瑪
Object Origin:   爸爸的
Keywords:   名字 我 女生
Owner's Name:   芷吟
Owner's Gender:   Female
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   Taiwan
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Messages:  From: elma , taiwan, Taiwan, 03 Oct 2007
zone

PFOM Image
Object ID:   11118 | 3571
Creation Time:   Fri Oct 05 00:34:18, 2007
Exhibition:   MOCA Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
Object Description:  
Object Origin:   手機行
Keywords:   紅色 通訊 實用
Owner's Name:   永霆
Owner's Gender:   Male
Owner's Age:   18-25
Owner's Occupation:   student
Owner's Country:   Taiwan
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The data analysis is led by George Legrady and Brigitte Steinheider. Database construction and design by August Black. Funded through a Research Across Disciplines Award, Office of Research, UC Santa Barbara.