I made a thread for this
here, but also figure I should post this in the arts section!
So for the last two years, I've been working on an art performance/ installation piece for my MFA thesis show. I've just installed the work, but need audience participation via memory submissions though a website I've made. Every day, through the site, I collect people's memories and attempt to recall them after sitting in the gallery space for x amount of hours (basically once I think I've remember all of that I can within that one sitting). I have a computer in the gallery for viewers to access the website when I'm not present, but I want people from around the world to access it and submit memories anonymously.
The installation is basically 500+ bottles of water for each memory to be held in. The paper I use to recall and write down your memories chemically reacts to the water and basically dissolves, leaving the ink behind. Every day more and more bottles will be filled, until the entire installation is complete. Evaporation will eventually cause the memories to turn to dust.
Anyways, I would love for you guys to participate! Here are some pictures of the installation:
The installation as it's currently set up.
Close up of some of the empty pharmaceutical bottles.
A shot of how the bottles will react and look after memories have been placed inside each one
Here is the website: (tonight the address will change to betweenmemoryandforgetting, but until then, this is the current site:
Between Memory and Forgetting.
Any submissions would be appreciated. Of course, I'll screen for any ridiculously inappropriate memories, but aside from that, hopefully every single one that I can remember will be part of the work. I'll also include daily pics on this thread, so if anyone is interested, they can see the work grow!
I've been a member of gaf for a few years now, two of my exes were gaffers and have met quite a few wonderful friends from the site. I would absolutely love for gaf to be a part of this project!
It can be any sort of memory, as little as what you ate yesterday, to a trauma you experienced as a child. Anything and everything is appreciated!! You can also submit multiple memories. It's absolutely completely anonymous, no email needed, just a quick submission button. Thanks for any submissions I can get from this!!! The last two years have been super rough, all culminating towards this project and my degree (i've worked on other pieces these two years, but this one has taken 2 years to complete).