The Golden Age Of Souvenirs, is a companion publication to the installation of the same name, exhibited by John Orth at Wayfarers (Brooklyn, NY) in the summer of 2014. The exhibition is the culmination of a residency in which Orth explored the idea that the objects that we collect reflect and sometimes inform our emotional lives. Four clay figurines depicting the servant class of British Colonial India and a peacock comprised of pipe cleaners, were the inspiration for this body of work. These objects occupied a shelf besides Orth’s bed over the past several years. The Golden Age Of Souvenirs, expands the narratives of these characters, all the while wringing from them the emotions they have absorbed as unwitting observers of his life. - Pegacorn Press