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Our relation to tangible items requires more contemplation. On the one hand you have the unforgettable scenes of mountains of garbage in WALL-E. On the other hand you have Shelley's poem Ozymandias. While ostensibly it's about the folly and arrogance of ambitious all-powerful emperors, it also suggests that the art we build will outlast us. So questions like, What tangible items, if any, should we carry with us through life? What do we lose when we let go of things? What do we gain? have occupied my thoughts for some time.