The Big Forest
date. 2024 > ongoing
location. Various
about. an ongoing project that explores the impact of dementia, and how art can enable humans to emote and reflect together on topics that are difficult to otherwise express or formalize. This project is designed and lead by Kate Greenberg.
Memory Resonance V.1 paintings were created in residency at Uncool Artists in Brooklyn, NY in April 2024; and were exhibited at the UA Gallery in June 2024 as part of the group show 'Obsess and Observe.' All audio files were recorded in partnership with my father, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2021.
Our core memories are those that help composite our self-identity. They are often not of one instance in time, but a complex collection of moments that are further enhanced by emotions, learned knowledge and experience, which hold deep significance in the development of how we became our current self. They have been consolidated into the pearls we keep treasured within, have significant emotional value with each recall, and an enormous potential impact by their loss.
What if you could externalize your expression of a precious core memory for safekeeping?
The Big Forest is a project in development that explores core memory, dementia, and ambiguous loss. In V.1 - Memory Resonance, memories are used to create cymatic paintings through the amplification of audio recordings. Mimicking engram imprinting within the brain during memory consolidation, these memories are recalled, recorded, and imprinted for their safekeeping.
