Today I remember the faces of particular people on the street. I've walked this street so many times. Ten years from now, what will I remember? Perhaps a composite memory will emerge from the multitude of experiences I have had in this place. This video installation is a simulation of this hypothesized process. A video stream is created by selecting random scenes from a set of videos which were shot on the street in question. The video stream simulates the composite memory which may emerge in the future. For the installation, the video is projected. To the right is a sample of the video that the system creates. This installation was created in response to some phenomenon I have observed in my own life:
If you do not have flash, you may download the sample video from this link:
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