“Vertigo and Emptiness in the Memory Palace” presented by Chesher, Sutton, Backen and Tonkin
Session Title:
Memory (panels)
Presentation Title:
Vertigo and Emptiness in the Memory Palace
Presentation Subtheme:
Shifting temporalities
Presenter(s):
Abstract:
This panel will explore potential intersections of mixed reality and memory. It is presented by members of a research group that was formed in 2023: a digital cultures theorist (Chris Chesher), a cognitive philosopher (John Sutton) and two art-ists (Robyn Backen and John Tonkin). Speakers will engage with a range of object-based and mixed reality case studies to question the connection between space and memory. How does the presence of the body contribute to these experiences? What is the relationship between individual and collective rec-ollections? How do these experiences offer new possibilities to engage with acts of remembering and forgetting?
