A Force to Inspire: Standing at the Ruin

Many diverse resources can trigger nostalgia, from conversations to items of clothing, a photograph, a piece of music, or by celebrating Ramadan. Are such objects, materials, sounds, scents, or traditions tangibly nostalgic in themselves, or are they purely a device that can transport you to a moment in the past? What can creatives do to help harness and explore the rich possibilities that nostalgia offers us?