Reservoir
An interdisciplinary art project regarding water and memory
Bildraum 01 | Wien 1010, Strauchgasse 2
16. Juni 2016 bis 29. Juli 2016
The element of water and human memory appear, at first glance, to have little in common – yet in their behaviour they reveal strong similarities – e.g. they are dynamic, mixable, react to their surroundings…
In a psychological approach, there are more similarities to be discovered: both substances aren’t easy to control by humans, they tend to change aspect from helpful to threatening.
Linguistically, the physical substance (water) is often used as a metaphor for the mental substance (memory). What does this imply? Is our personal memory like a source feeding the sea of collective memory? Is our personal and cultural identity based on a fluid substance?
Linking the terms differently: Water is a carrier of mineral material, pollutants, bacteria etc.; it is a good electric conductor – to what extent does water have a memory?
RESERVOIR will attempt to track the similiarities of behaviour, psychological and metaphorical aspect by means of a variety of audiovisual media and scientific disciplines, thereby exploring what this affinity could signify for us, and where the boundaries between the two lie.
