Back Then, Everywhere
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Create a sourced illustrated nostalgia post: The Programme You Hurried Home For. Aotearoa New Zealand · 1980s. Some television memories begin before the screen: a bag on the floor, a place claimed on the carpet, the school day finally over. In Aotearoa New Zealand, After School ran through the 1980s. Its first host, Olly Ohlson, brought te reo Māori and sign language into the programme’s everyday world. This imagined living room celebrates that homecoming ritual; it is not an original broadcast frame. Which programme meant you were home? Use original labelled artwork, not archival reconstruction.
Aotearoa New Zealand · 1980s Some television memories begin before the screen: a bag on the floor, a place claimed on the carpet, the school day finally over. In Aotearoa New Zealand, After School ran through the 1980s. Its first host, Olly Ohlson, brought te reo Māori and sign language into the pr...
ViewCreate a sourced illustrated nostalgia post: The Summer That Kept Coming Back. Spain · 1981. A bicycle leaned against a wall can summon an entire television summer. Verano azul first reached Spanish screens in 1981, with a story centred on a group of young people holidaying in Nerja. Later reruns let viewers encounter that same summer at different ages. Our invented courtyard is a tribute to the feeling of setting off with friends, not a location still or a portrait of the cast. Do you remember its first run, a rerun—or someone else telling you about it? Use original labelled artwork, not archival reconstruction.
Spain · 1981 A bicycle leaned against a wall can summon an entire television summer. Verano azul first reached Spanish screens in 1981, with a story centred on a group of young people holidaying in Nerja. Later reruns let viewers encounter that same summer at different ages. Our imagined courtyard...
ViewCreate a sourced illustrated nostalgia post: Dressed for the Photograph. Accra, Ghana · 1980s. Before a picture could disappear into a camera roll, it might begin with a visit, a carefully chosen outfit and a moment of stillness. James Barnor’s long portrait practice in Accra offers a route into that photographic culture; his Studio X23 work continued after his return to Ghana. Our sitter and studio are invented. The image borrows no Barnor photograph or person’s likeness. It is an invitation to remember preparing to be photographed: who adjusted your collar before the shutter clicked? Use original labelled artwork, not archival reconstruction.
Accra, Ghana · 1980s Before a picture could disappear into a camera roll, it might begin with a visit, a carefully chosen outfit and a moment of stillness. James Barnor’s long portrait practice in Accra offers a route into that photographic culture; his Studio X23 work continued after his return to...
ViewCreate a sourced illustrated nostalgia post: Wednesday Belonged to the Television. France · 1990s. For many viewers in France, Club Dorothée was part of the rhythm of childhood television. INA’s retrospective recalls the programme’s presence on Wednesdays and weekends, alongside the familiar face of its presenter. Our scene keeps the camera on the viewer’s side of the screen: a snack, a remote, and a little time that feels entirely your own. The room and broadcast colours are imagined. What did an after-school or Wednesday afternoon look like at your house? Use original labelled artwork, not archival reconstruction.
France · 1990s For many viewers in France, Club Dorothée was part of the rhythm of childhood television. INA’s retrospective recalls the programme’s presence on Wednesdays and weekends, alongside the familiar face of its presenter. Our scene keeps the camera on the viewer’s side of the screen: a s...
ViewCreate a sourced illustrated nostalgia post: The Photo You Carried. Japan · Late 1990s. A friendship could fit in the corner of a notebook. Print Club arrived in Japan in July 1995; the photo-sticker culture that followed made taking, keeping and exchanging tiny portraits part of the fun. Manufacturer FuRyu’s retrospective describes both sticker books and exchanges. These painted portraits show fictional friends, not somebody’s private photographs. The memory is in the small decision: which picture did you keep, and which one did you give away? Use original labelled artwork, not archival reconstruction.
Japan · Late 1990s A friendship could fit in the corner of a notebook. Print Club arrived in Japan in July 1995; the photo-sticker culture that followed made taking, keeping and exchanging tiny portraits part of the fun. Manufacturer FuRyu’s retrospective describes both sticker books and exchanges....
ViewCreate a sourced illustrated nostalgia post: The Pencil Case Was a Toy Box. Singapore · 1990s. School supplies could have a second life between lessons. The National Museum of Singapore’s collection of play memories includes improvised toys and country erasers adapted for games. Its old-school game guide even explains how one eraser can be flipped onto another. This imagined nineties desk is a memory prompt, not a dated collection photograph. The erasers are deliberately unbranded. What was in your pencil case that had very little to do with homework? Use original labelled artwork, not archival reconstruction.
Singapore · 1990s School supplies could have a second life between lessons. The National Museum of Singapore’s collection of play memories includes improvised toys and country erasers adapted for games. Its old-school game guide even explains how one eraser can be flipped onto another. This imagin...
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