article_snippet.sent: Her quest has uncovered a fascinating, if idiosyncratic, collection of shopping lists, reminders, requests, love notes and motivational musings, all poignant pieces of others' lives.
article_snippet.sent: I wasn't intending to start a collection," Her told CNN.
article_snippet.sent: I always naturally collected things -- as many artists do -- and it got to the point that I was picking up every one I saw.
article_snippet.sent: It's something Her confesses has been a lifelong love -- keepsakes ranging from Her mother's cutlery to Her own dead goldfish have ended up carefully preserved in Her collection for posterity.
article_snippet.sent: And while some dismiss such behavior as hoarding, Bentley feels it is part of human nature to hold on to items, no matter how small or insignificant items may seem.
article_snippet.sent: Humans want to collect and show to others," Her says.
article_snippet.sent: "items want to share and learn from the things items have found.
article_snippet.sent: Her says Her collecting has led to interesting anthropological insights into the human condition.