"The Memory Project" by Arnold Dreyblatt

"The Memory Project", Arnold Dreyblatt, Performance Installation, Felix Meritis Foundation, Amsterdam; 1998. Presented as a three-week installation, in which digital data from The Reading Projects were displayed and presented alongside incoming biographical data from Amsterdam; and an Event Mode, in which the installation comes to life through the intervention of live readings of historical material. A staff maintained the installation with 18 persons during the performances. 550 invited personalities from Amsterdam participated in readings in which one to nine persons might be reading outload at any given time. The setting consisted of a large central monumental structure supporting four black transparent projection screens and containing the archival storage area, surrounded by reading areas and additional digital display surfaces. Texts: Who's Who in Central & East Europe 1933. Design, Technical Direction: Luca Ruzza; Data Projection, Database: Alexandr Krestovskij; Produced by: Toni Cots

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• Memory
• Performance
• Installation
• Art
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• Biography
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