The Story Chain: let’s exchange stories to remember them
A bus ticket, a piece of broken glass, a sunflower seed found in a rucksack — they may look like garbage to a stranger, yet hold entire worlds of memory for you.
Some time ago, I began sealing such small artifacts in clear epoxy — preserving them like time capsules and turning them into tiny art pieces. Each one holds a story.
On the eve of October 7, I wanted to make something that would remind me how my heart was breaking in 2025 — because of two wars I feel connected to. I made two objects.
Object No.1, Nova
The first object is a spent bullet shell from Metula, a heavily damaged town in northern Israel. In the background, I placed a photo I took of memorial notes from the Nova Festival grounds, which became a site of massacre on October 7, 2023.
Object No.2, Trostyanets
The second object is another bullet shell from Metula, resting on a photo I took in Trostyanets — a heavily damaged town in Ukraine’s Sumy region. On the wall, someone had sprayed the word “Pizdets.” Because that’s what it is.
The idea
What if each of us could share something small — an artifact with a story — and receive another person’s story in return, sealed inside an art piece? A silent exchange of memories. A growing chain of stories.
How it works
If one of the objects above speaks to you, you can receive it for free — in exchange for a small artifact that carries meaning for you.
1. Choose your piece.
Pick one of the two objects — Nova or Trostyanets — the one you connect with most.
2. Share your story.
Send me a few sentences about your artifact: what it is, what memory it holds, or why it matters.
3. Wait for the selection.
I’ll review all submissions and choose one artifact for each piece to continue the chain.
4. Transformation.
After we exchange the objects, I’ll seal your artifact in resin, turning it into a new art piece.
5. Share it forward.
I’ll post the new piece and your story on my website, offering it next — inviting someone else to exchange their object for it.
Each exchange adds another link to The Story Chain — a collective artwork built from personal fragments, passed from hand to hand.
Why
Stories connect us — not through grand narratives, but through small, human gestures.
A found shell.
A button from the jacket you wore on your first date.
A key to your childhood home.
Each carries traces of time, memories, and emotions.
Preserving them in resin and passing them on is my way of honoring the story — giving memory a body.
That same belief guides everything I do at Film a Family: helping people preserve their stories on film — because shared stories are remembered.
Want to take part?
If you’d like to exchange an object and continue the chain, I’d love to hear from you.
Please fill out the form below.
Your object should be no larger than 5 × 5 × 1 cm — something small, but meaningful.
Write a few sentences about it: what it is, what memory it holds, or why it matters — and attach a snapshot of it.
Please remember that I’ll only be able to select one artifact from all submissions for each of my lots.
Whenever possible, I’d love to meet in person — maybe over a cup of coffee — to make the exchange. Otherwise, we can simply mail the objects to one another.
Together, we’ll see how far the chain can travel.
And maybe, how stories — when shared — keep us connected.