Hand-altered keychain with dual-sided miniature artwork and archival photo insert.
Category: Remade
File Under: Personal Object, Miniature Art
A one-of-one keychain built around a 1990s miniature picture-frame keychain found at the Hamilton Haggler’s Flea Market. The original placeholder image—a recognizable stock photo of a girl and her dog—remains inside, a small fragment of ’90s visual culture preserved. The reverse side holds a miniature collage assembled and cut by hand to fit the frame precisely, incorporating scraps of magazine, stickers, handwriting, and drawn elements.
A hand-cut aluminum tag, stamped with the phrase “Chains, against standardized life and death,” accompanies the piece as a reminder of resistance to generic personalization. The frame remains fully functional; the image can be changed, though it is intended to remain as found to preserve the object’s layered context—but nobody tells you what to do.
Intended for daily carry. Minor surface wear will continue to develop with use.
Hand-altered keychain with dual-sided miniature artwork and archival photo insert.
Category: Remade
File Under: Personal Object, Miniature Art
A one-of-one keychain built around a 1990s miniature picture-frame keychain found at the Hamilton Haggler’s Flea Market. The original placeholder image—a recognizable stock photo of a girl and her dog—remains inside, a small fragment of ’90s visual culture preserved. The reverse side holds a miniature collage assembled and cut by hand to fit the frame precisely, incorporating scraps of magazine, stickers, handwriting, and drawn elements.
A hand-cut aluminum tag, stamped with the phrase “Chains, against standardized life and death,” accompanies the piece as a reminder of resistance to generic personalization. The frame remains fully functional; the image can be changed, though it is intended to remain as found to preserve the object’s layered context—but nobody tells you what to do.
Intended for daily carry. Minor surface wear will continue to develop with use.
Materials: Miniature photo frame, paper collage, aluminum tag, metal hardware
Dimensions: Approx. 4.25" total length (frame approx. 1.75")
Origin: Found materials, hand-altered by Chains
Care: Avoid moisture to preserve collage; handle frame with care
Collection: 01, 3 of 6
