OLIVIARCHIVE IS A CURATED COLLECTION OF DESIGN AND ART DIRECTION PROJECTS BY OLIVIA CHAN, ASSEMBLED OVER THECOURSE OF HER CAREER. PRESENTED IN BOTH DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL FORMATS, IT FEATURES A WEBSITE AND A SILVER BINDERPORTFOLIO. BY DEFINITION, AN ARCHIVE IS A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS OR RECORDS THAT OFFER INSIGHTS INTOA PLACE, INSTITUTION, OR GROUP OF PEOPLE—AN IDEA THAT UNDERSCORES THE ESSENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF OLIVIARCHIVE.

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ADDING A NARRATIVE DIMENSION, A SHORT FILM REIMAGINES OLIVIA AS AN ARCHIVIST IN A NEW UNIVERSE. THE STORY UNFOLDSAFTER HOURS IN A MYSTERIOUS PRESERVATION STORAGE FACILITY WHERE SHE HAS DEVOTED MANY YEARS. WITHIN ITS WALLS LIESA LOCKED ROOM SAFEGUARDING ONE OF THE MOST PRECIOUS ARCHIVES: THE SILVER BINDER. HISTORICALLY, VALUABLE ARCHIVESWERE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC BUT CHAINED TO PREVENT THEFT—A THEME MIRRORED IN THE FILM AS OLIVIA, THE SOLE OWNEROF THE ONE-COPY BINDER CONTAINING HER LIFE’S WORK, DECIDES TO RECLAIM WHAT HAS ALWAYS BELONGED TO HER.

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A RECURRING THEME WOVEN THROUGHOUT OLIVIARCHIVE IS THE PROMINENCE OF SILVER, REPRESENTING THE QUALITIES OLIVIA EMBODIES: ELEGANCE, VERSATILITY, AND RESILIENCE. THE ALUMINUM BINDER, SILVER KEY, AND SETTING ALL SERVE AS TANGIBLEEXPRESSIONS OF THESE ATTRIBUTES, EMPHASIZING THE PROJECT’S DEVOTION TO TIMELESS & ENDURING ARTISTRY.

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AS THE FILM PROGRESSES, SUBTLE HINTS SUGGEST THAT THE CHALLENGES OLIVIA FACES MAY BE ENTIRELY SELF-IMPOSED. ITBECOMES APPARENT THAT SHE IS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE FACILITY AND HAS ALWAYS POSSESSED THE SELF-BRANDED SILVERKEY AND FOB CARD GRANTING HER UNRESTRICTED ACCESS. THIS REVELATION REFRAMES THE NARRATIVE, HIGHLIGHTING THAT THELOCKED ROOM WAS NEVER TRULY OUT OF REACH. INSTEAD, IT SYMBOLIZES THE INTERNAL BARRIERS SHE NEEDED TO OVERCOME TORECLAIM OWNERSHIP OF HER WORK AND TAKE HER DESTINY INTO HER OWN HANDS.

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