Event: Memory Burn (July 10 - Aug 16, Bitforms gallery, New York)
From the press release:
"Opening Reception: Friday, July 10, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Gallery Hours: Wed – Sat, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Sun 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
bitforms gallery
131 Allen Street, New York NY 10002
Inspired by Argentinian author Adolfo Bioy Casares’ 1940 novel, The Invention of Morel, the exhibition Memory Burn observes mortality and death in relation to recording devices. The title of the exhibition refers simultaneously to unforgettable visions burned in the mind and to digital burning used to archive memories.
In the novel, a fugitive stranded on an island obsesses over a beautiful tourist named Faustine, only to find out that she and her fellow travelers are three-dimensional recordings projected by a machine. Coping with loneliness and gradual madness, he learns how to integrate himself into the machine’s memory, altering it to suggest that he and Faustine are together, in love.
The phenomenon that takes place on the island foreshadows our contemporary experience with recording devices, virtuality, and electronic networks. We document our lives as if to prolong them. Featured in the exhibition are a range of works that utilize photography, video, face recognition software, GIF animations, projection mapping, and virtual reality.
A virtual space in conjunction with the exhibition will be accessible at
on July 10.
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Memory Burn @ Bitforms