Monday, March 22, 2010

Memory as a Design Concept (?)

People often phrase it "take a piece of memory from..." when referring to the concept of remembrance - memory. It is a highly visual construct, of removing an essence (memory) from a scene and taking it away with one.

Definition (as according to  Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 6th Edition 2003. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003):

memory
1.  the ability of the mind to store and recall past sensations, thoughts, knowledge, etc.
What makes a memory? Can a design presuppose this? In the noblest of sense, one can design an experience, a journey, but can you really design for a memory?

Memory can be conceived as taking away from scene.
Now, consider Memory as adding to the scene.
If I were to carve out a piece of my heart and leave it at the scene, my void constitutes my memory.
My addition to the scene leaves it my memory.

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