Mneme XII: Voices

Here the gallery was bifurcated by fiberglass screen walls, their openings marked with neon lintels. The primary structure was a free-standing room that featured a marbled interior with golden memory texts from various individuals. Viewers were invited to sit in the chair to watch animated fire in the television set, accompanied by audio fragments from vintage TV programs. The installation contemplated television as a modern hearth, and the mixture of media and personal voices that constitute contemporary culture. Additional memory texts were placed throughout the building as extensions of the work.