Untitled (2001) by Zoe Leonard (1961, Liberty, United States) comprises five ordinary suitcases placed side by side. The repetition of different sizes and colours lends the work a strong physical presence. Collected by the artist from friends and acquaintances, the suitcases bear the patina of time. Scratches, tears and luggage tags that testify to their past usage and infuse them with an affective, personal value. For Leonard, these suitcases also function as portraits. She later developed a related, evolving work titled 1961 – the year of her birth – comprising as many suitcases her age. These objects carry memories and evoke a sense of a shared experience. Leonard extracts existing objects from the world and presents them in a new light. Her sculptural works are influenced by her photographic practice, a medium she has engaged with since the 1980s and which she considers a physical act of looking.