(still in progress)
Geontologies of Memory is a research-based video installation that examines the politics of archival practice and the ways in which memory is shaped, restricted, and mediated through institutional control. Through juxtaposition and layering, the installation explores how archives not only preserve but also construct narratives of power, omission, and resistance. One part of the project remains deliberately open, acknowledging the evolving nature of memory work and the incomplete status of historical knowledge. Geontologies of Memory interrogates the material conditions under which memory is stored and accessed, proposing the archive as both a site of authority and a space of potential disruption. The installation invites viewers to consider how histories are made visible—and what remains obscured. As the examination of the archive is more important today than ever, the restructuring of neoliberal economies can restrict the "open access" to archives and its multidirectional perspectives.
The project was funded in 2023 with a 4-month research grant from the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and is still in progress.
in collaboration with: carolina kappa, lisabona rahman, elske rosenfeldt, rebecca hernandez garcia, sanaz sohrabi and others
editing/post production: fine freiberg
Geontologies of Memory is a research-based video installation that examines the politics of archival practice and the ways in which memory is shaped, restricted, and mediated through institutional control. Through juxtaposition and layering, the installation explores how archives not only preserve but also construct narratives of power, omission, and resistance. One part of the project remains deliberately open, acknowledging the evolving nature of memory work and the incomplete status of historical knowledge. Geontologies of Memory interrogates the material conditions under which memory is stored and accessed, proposing the archive as both a site of authority and a space of potential disruption. The installation invites viewers to consider how histories are made visible—and what remains obscured. As the examination of the archive is more important today than ever, the restructuring of neoliberal economies can restrict the "open access" to archives and its multidirectional perspectives.
The project was funded in 2023 with a 4-month research grant from the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and is still in progress.
in collaboration with: carolina kappa, lisabona rahman, elske rosenfeldt, rebecca hernandez garcia, sanaz sohrabi and others
editing/post production: fine freiberg