Curator Kevin

Living History

Essays connecting memory, place, and lived experience to the stories we share as public historians.

A large wooden pinboard in a community history center, photographed in crisp detail, filled with overlapping photocopied photographs, fabric swatches, ticket stubs, and small envelopes labeled only with color-coded tags, no legible text. Colored pins and strings connect clusters of items, creating visual constellations of memory. The board stands against a simple, softly blurred wall with a faint outline of a doorway leading to an archive room. Warm ambient lighting from ceiling fixtures casts gentle, even illumination, with mild shadows enhancing texture in the paper and cork. Shot straight-on with a slightly wide lens and sharp focus throughout, the composition feels organized yet organic, conveying the professional yet human work of curating many small voices into public history.

Essays