For the "Memento" project, students were to recreate a memory with a small object using only three materials. I chose to create a memento of my experience in Iceland. The materials I used were coal, foam board, and hot glue. I visited Iceland during the winter. It was icy cold and very windy. I wanted to build a piece that represented these feelings. The coal, represents both the darkness and the country with highly volcanic activity. While I was there the darkness really rubbed off on me and affected me. When I worked with the coal it broke off all over my hands, leaving its mark of darkness. This sensation was representative of my experience. The foam board I left white and rigid to represent the biting wind and cold. Finally, the glue dripped down as droplets of water off of the melting snow.