memories.

problem. speak. past.

	about me. _____________________________________________________ title : archive fever / memory _____________________________________________________ an archive is something that's accumulated over a lifetime. it could be in any form or media. like photographs, diaries, letters, or anything collected by the individual. it's a unique collection of "by-product" of human activities. just like your memory. memories make up your life experiences. your collective set of memories forms who you are. everyone's memory is personal and exclusive. no two persons will recall an experience identically. _____________________________________________________ main problem : memory is something intangible and it's a vast collection to tackle. each person's memory and how they register events and emotions is different. the challenge is to find that essence of memory everyone can relate to. _____________________________________________________ possible sub problems : 1. would i be focusing on my own personal set of archives and sharing those memories. or something more generic about memory? 2. the outcome may be too personal. such that not everyone relate and share the same experience about memory. 3. there are too many things in my archive. 4. identifying a target audience. those who probably share certain similarities of memory. or those who've never seen or experience my collection. _____________________________________________________	tag	past January 2009 / February 2009 / March 2009 /
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:49 AM . . _______________________________________________________ memento 1. an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir. 2. anything serving as a reminder or warning. - movie in bits n pieces. going back n forth n answering along the way. - way to remember : taking photos n notes as reference - having a system to rem : repetition . habit . routine . - trusting your own handwriting. esp information that's vital - writing on yr own body. permanent way of keeping a note - pockets for particular things - close your eyes. describe. remember. is more than just reciting. - certainties : memories we take for granted - memory gives a sense of time - "memory is not reliable. it can be distorted. u can change the colour of your car...memory is an interpretation. it's not relevant if you dont have the facts..." - "do i lie to myself to be happy... yes i will" - "i have to believe in a world outside my own mind...do i belive the world's still there. we all need memories to remind ourselves who we are." ------- therefore. is what i rem.. truth. or lies made up to satisfy. _______________________________________________________ eternal sunshine of the spotless mind - can we actually erase memories? - emotional core to each of our memories. erase n all related is gone. - memento. - walking tru the memory n literally living in it. - talking to your own memory. - memory and "reality" path crossed. - like a whole new world in your memory. u control it. - "blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better, even of their blunders" -- nietzsche - "hw happy is the blamess vestal's lot? the world forgetting by the world forgot. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. each pray accepted and each wish resigned." -- alexander pope - when erased. blank. white. faceless. distorted. etc - no matter hw u try erasing a memory. what's meant to be remembered will always be there. _______________________________________________________ the notebook 1. a book of or for notes. 2. a book or binder of blank, often ruled, pages for recording notes 3. a book in which promissory notes are entered, registered, recorded, etc. promissory : containing or implying a promise. - monuments - letters - reading story (memories) helps to remember - some things stay as memory. and u'll them unconsciously. - keeping a memento or writing. as a way to keep the facts. - T-T - she remembers. but only for awhile. - looking at the archives (memento) and the memories come back to you. - such a touching movie. cry n cry. - "the story of our lives" by allison hamilton calhoun. to my love, noah. read this to me, and i'll come back to you. - their love. tt brings back memories. their love. tt creates miracles. their love. tt took them away together. - "do u tink our love can take us away together? i think our love can do anything we want to do. do u tinkour love can create miracles? yes i do. that's what brings you back to me fr the start." - their memories hold them together. _______________________________________________________ mulholland drive this movie is seriously bizzare. - losing your memory = losing yr identity. - dreams. - key. puzzle to unlocking memories. - seeing things trigger familiarity. memory. emotions. instinct. - what's reality? - can memories be trusted. or do i form memories that i wan to have. - is what i rem of my archives real / made up. or of inner desire. - so. can u trust yr own memory? - if u cant trust. then what's your real idenity? _______________________________________________________ . . . .