SONIC MEMORY
Memory as an intrinsically analog-based censorial experience is often shared through language - a digital means of communication. A memory trigger, fluid as our perception, can become more powerful then the original event it causes to resurface. The work examines the origin of digital misinterpretations of memory and its connection to the analog means of communication through a study of visual, muscle and auditory memory processes. The visual memory is triggered by the artist’s vocals, while the performer’s body concurrently initiates the fragmented version of the sound. The body movements mimic the past physical experience, triggering the auditory memory, yet, in its fragmentation, creating a visual trajectory for the memory decay patterns. The work questions our understanding of authentic experience. Whether the value comes from the accuracy of the memory or our perception, regardless of its origins.
Online performance documentation, 5. 23 min