Evocative objects were the central focus of our first lesson in this module. People brought with them a variety of objects that held a personal, sentimental value to them. Most items people brought held monetary value (as well as personal value), where as only a few were considered ‘throw away items’, but were equally important to people.
“Thinking about the uncanny, about thresholds and boundaries helps us understand these objects with their universal powers of evocation” (Turkle, 2011).
We sat around and listened to each other discuss their items. A lot of these items were ones passed on from other family members, for example, gifts or inherited items. To many people, the emotional attachement and feeling evoked by the item, were more important than the item itself or the value of it. Some people got emotional when discussing their personal item, whilst others discussed theirs fondly, for example, their engagement rings. It was interesting to hear people’s personal stories and some of the emotions their objects e
This was my object. To some people, this would be rubbish that would be binned once it’s purpose had been served, however, to me 
this is a valuable and sentimental item. This is a travel ticket from the first holiday my boyfriend and I went on. It evokes so many good memories of a brilliant holiday. We travelled all over the city of Geneva for free with our tickets and because of the positive memories I have, I’ve
kept it in my purse since 2017. It’s a bit tattered but still hanging on. The ticket does not only remind me of the travel involved, but the different sounds we heard, people and places we saw.
Reference:
Turkle, S. (2011). Evocative objects. 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press.
