landscapes of compressed memory
The works I present intertwine my experiences with studies on memory and the influence of technology on our ability to remember and use memory. They not only constitute an exercise in personal archiving, but also construct a space capable of housing memories. In the technical process of creating these spaces, I am confronted with the processing limitations of my memory and the storage of physical space.
To represent these landscapes, I must reduce or optimise the amount of information and colour, weaving pixels that symbolise the compression of memories, resulting in a memory that is submerged between reality and fiction. This makes me reflect on my own experiences with memories, the effort to retain them, and how over time they fade, become distorted, and become abstracted. When embroidering memories or events that have shaped my life, whether I remember them clearly, are stored in my subconscious, or are completely lost, the question arises: Have you ever felt how your memories are compressed and faded over time? It’s like storing files on a full hard drive, where some memories are erased or blurred. Yet even in this compression, there is beauty and mystery. What stories are lost in this process? What new meanings emerge from what remains? It’s a dance between what we remember and what we forget, between the tangible and the ephemeral. This work is a reminder that our memories are fragile and resilient at the same time, intertwining human memory with modern technology. Just as data is optimized for efficient storage, our memories are condensed, altered, and sometimes lost over time.
