The weight of incompleteness isn't necessarily failure

This research project investigates the potential of relinquishing control and recontextualising personal histories by surveying the notions of touch, the machine, and memory, and has been informed by my own desire and curiosities that centre on touching objects, engaging with machines, and sharing personal memories. In relinquishing control over final outcomes over the project, ‘failing’ has become an integral (cherished) part of the work and research. Three chapters explore the key instigators of the research: the generative potential of touch, the machine and memory, and a sharing of my personal histories in relation to these notions.