Volatile Memories

Human history is built upon memories, passed from one generation to the next, in the hope of ensuring the survival of the species through the collective knowledge of the living.

The invention of writing changed this dynamic and has meant that we can immortalise our thoughts, fears and ideas for the next generation [to ignore].

We are now in the era of high-definition video, meaning that the potential is there to now capture every moment of one’s life, completely forgoing the need to remember anything…