Part of The Things We Keep, a photographic exhibition presented at The Front Room Gallery for Melbourne Design Week 2026.

Each artwork began with a personal object belonging to a creative, collector, designer, artist, or maker from across Australia. These objects were then handed to photographers, not simply to be documented, but interpreted - transforming private possessions into shared artworks shaped by memory, atmosphere, and emotional response.

Presented as a limited edition of 20, each A3 artwork is printed in Melbourne on fine art cotton rag paper as part of an exclusive companion release available through The Hub General Store. Artwork printing leadtime up to 1 week.

Photographer: Sian Fay

Creative / Collector: Edward Pearce

24/62. He is small and unhurried, this little figure — legs stretched out, leaning back as though the world can wait. Made by a nine-year-old’s hands, every thumb press and pinch mark is still visible beneath the deep cobalt glaze. The head, warm with orange and red, sits at a slight tilt, as if thinking or perhaps just resting. He is one of many figures made by three children over the years, each one kept. Together they form an unplanned archive of childhood — small, glazed, and quietly irreplaceable.