childhood memories- an archive

2009-03-04T05:35:00.007+08:00

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report report report time!!

overall.

i enjoyed myself in the exhibition.
enjoy the process of.
looking at my works.
other's works.
sharing our time capsules.
the conversations.
somehow other than knowing myself more.
for me.
i knew my classmates more.

my project: don't trust memory.

it's a reflection of what it meant to me.
my identity.
my thoughts.
my struggles in unravelling about memories.
it's a personal journey.
and presenting tru this exhibition.

2 posters:

im happy with the final design.
the mood.
and strong image.
pretty clean and simple.
yet with a message behind.
just feel it reflects how i view memory.

archive as "such":

for me.
it's an interesting way to present my collection.
overall it has a strong graphic element.
that kind of nostalgic presence.
the raw and "unfinished" feel.
the handwritten and the polaroid frame ties together with the poster.
however if given an opportunity to have a big personal space.
haha not possible in this case.
would love to arrange it such that it in a long strip.
so that audience sees it like a roll of film.
and shows the vast memories we have.
taking time to walk tru and recall memories one by one.

translation of archive:

a series of thoughts.
journey in uncovering the mysteries of memories.
understanding.
and yet getting lost and tangled in the process.
what i like is that the process wasnt summarized.
into just a series which clearly presented the essence about memory.
instead.
the only way to understand for yourself and relating to it.
is to look deep into your own memory.
that's why i chose to present in a simple diary way.
attached is a polaroid frame.
which again shows that what we want to rem.
we control what we keep as memory.
what i feel or remember.
is different from how you'd perceive.
the books seems quite subtle.
a possible improvement would probably to simplify further.
a possible way to bring across the intention more direct.
rather than needing the audience to read tru the book.
there may be another possibility.
if want to let the audience understand in a faster manner.
the design and texture of the book could be improved.
to reflect the emotion and environment as the author is writing.
rather than making it too clean?

time capsule:

handwritten letter to the class.
personal.
words of encouragement.
quotes.
love.
ways to improve.
if possible i'd like to write it individually to every classmate a letter.
rather than writing 1.
and at the end keeping it myself.
purpose is for all to keep their own.
and years down the road to relive that moment.
wasted.
haha.

some other images.
of things that i was drawn to.

thank you lam.
really love the quote u created.

thank you zi rui.
hmm i tried to give it sun.
haha not sure what's supposed to turn out.
hope for something? ^^

alvin.
really love the poster and it's treatment.
love the idea of getting inspiration.
from as simple as drawings of monster.
into typography.

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2009-02-15T14:49:00.002+08:00

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after researching on memory. ever tot i wouldnt pull tru.
got affected somehow. i guess.

but on a lighter note.
came across this jap drama.
(i know supposed to like chiong the proj =p)
hee but on a lighter note. this drama is really hopeful and encouraging.

liar game
http://www.mysoju.com/liar-game/

starting it seems manipulating but towards the end.
to me it's about believing.

is the same as memory. if we choose to forget.
there's bound to be day it resurfaces and u've to relive it again.
y not believe in good of pple.
and start trusting again.
maybe those bad memories would really just vanish.
ok. it sounds too idealistic.
but i guess the truth is to believe.

some see to believe.
while others believe to see.
in reality world. it's natural to see than believe.
but then. if u believe what u see. there's tt glimpse of hope.
rather than undermining or doubting anything.

hmm not sure who wil read this since proj is ending.
not sure if u all feel it's relevant.
or prob tink im just being emo or lame..hahaha
well.
this drama gave a little hope and smile.
so sharing it with u all ^^

many loves,
steffi ^^
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2009-02-15T09:38:00.000+08:00

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con⋅trol
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1.- to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command.

2.- to hold in check; curb: to control a horse; to control one's emotions.

3.- the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
Who's in control here?

4.- the situation of being under the regulation, domination, or command of another:
The car is out of control.

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2009-02-13T05:13:00.000+08:00

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an archive is something that is accumulated
over a life time. it could be in any form collected
by an individual. it is a unique by product of
uman activities. just like memory. memories
make up your life experiences. your collective
set of memories make who you are. every memory
is personal and exclusive. no two persons will
recall an experience identically. memory is
intangible. memorygives a sense of time. how each
one of us registers an event is different. but can
you trust your memory. is what that is presented
to you real. we control our memory. we decide
whether to remember it or not. it is not reliable and
can be distorted. memories are scary. you try to
tuck away a certain memory and hope to forget.
you succeed. but when looking at a memento or
familiar scene it triggers back that certain memory.
everything surfaces again. you relive that same
moment. it feels too real. we all need memories to
remind ourselves who we are. losing your memory
is like losing your identity. but since it is your
perception and decision how a memory is kept.
then what is real or not.

dont trust memory.
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2009-02-12T01:20:00.000+08:00

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images for reference. inspiration.
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brain scans
- memory mapping
- paths and links

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notebook

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letters/notes

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polaroid

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diary

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shelves

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tatoo and others

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2009-02-11T22:04:00.001+08:00

"some write to remember,

some write to forget"

(hee edited le =p)

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2009-02-11T17:21:00.000+08:00

real / "real"

2009-02-11T03:54:00.000+08:00

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--- personal tots ---

- is thr a way to rem only what you want and forget the rest?
- categorising memory?
- taking a polaroid. keeping a momento and write a note.
- memory is talking to yourself.
- how would you keep n rem tt memory?
- what's your personal definition/understanding of memory?
- how do you store yr memory?
- how do u tink it's stored?
- what emotions do u feel when u tink of memories?
-- happy. anger. hatred. tears. etc
- are most yr memories good or bad?/
- what do u like/hate about memory?
- done anyting silly cz of a memory?
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2009-02-11T01:49:00.000+08:00

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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2009-02-10T09:12:00.000+08:00

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fact (truth) : the archive, objects

memory : truth. or made up.

what's real or not. are the memories truth of your life event.
or are they created according to what you want to register to be.

it's crazy..there's so much tots after watching the films.

there's the hollywood/cliche way to rep memory.
yet there's the surreal and just weird way to put across.

title : memory-is truth?

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2009-02-08T20:55:00.000+08:00

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memories are scary.
u experienced the event.
register the feelings, emotions, scene.
u try to tuck it away.
wishing and hoping u've gotten over it.
u finally did.
yet when sth triggers.
everything of the same emotion n issue.
good or bad.
usually bad.
just surfaces and feels like new.
feels like it just happen.
u live in tt same moment.
and wonder wth.
why must it surface again.
then u wish everything would just e peaceful.
no significant memories for u to register.
nth to trigger.
just plain boring smooth sailing peaceful image.

it just happened to me.

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memory is like talking to yourself.
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2009-02-08T19:55:00.000+08:00

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*ive been following too closely to the "definitions" of memory.
that i forget my own voice.
my own personal thoughts about memory.*
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wth.
memory is such a common topic.
similar representations.
sucks.
makes it seem like such a lousy topic to work on.

but i like memory.
so.
need to ind a signature way to rep memory.
sth new?

what are your emotions when u tink about memory?
is there any way to find out?
what's pple's definition of memory?
what associates with memory?

i need to ask and find out.

watched an anime and toks sth about book of life.
watch from 08:00mins..
http://www.jucaa.com/video/231352/kuroshitsuji-episode-17-his-butler-dedicates
memory of your life.
stored in library.
books.
like a movie film.
emerging from a book.
watching.

yup.
i shud try facebooking notes and get some response and see how it goes.
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2009-02-04T14:23:00.000+08:00

some ways to archive and present memories..

just some inspirations..

there's more to come..but..

that's all for now ^^

2009-02-02T00:37:00.000+08:00

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found a blog..
how he stores his memories..
somehow after reading there's a visual image in mind..

shelves..
boxes..
not facing reality..

is sad..

then y are they still stored in our minds..
or y does he still keep them in boxes..for remembering..
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http://www.harryneary.com/index.php/life/storing-memories

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Storing Memories

Do you put memories in boxes in your mind? I do, which is perhaps
why I didn't go insane when my life became a horror movie in
early 2007. How we deal with bad memories is important I guess
in how we manage the future and how we cope.

I'm lucky. Without trying all my wonderful memories of my life
with Lanie are in one box, while the horror surrounding her death
are in another. It means I can remember the good times and smile,
without those memories being spoiled.

And having bad memories stored away seems to help me cope.
I can see the box of horrors but I don't have to look into it.
Of course sometimes that box will get opened and the objects
scattered around by accident. It only takes a particular image,
maybe a song, and suddenly the box is open with all the raw
horror on show.

In some cases particular times and places stir those memories
and this can have major consequences, they've left me without
the faith I'd held for 14 years. I've tried and tried, but I can't
reconcile the real world with one that features a loving God.
It just doesn't work.

Life today though, with the joys of fatherhood and my gorgeous
wife isn't placed in such boxes. It is scattered all over my mind
just as the twins scatter toys around the living room.
Everywhere I turn there's something to look at and smile.
And on the shelves within my mind are memories are happy times
in my past, which I'll gaze lovingly at from time to time.

Life isn't without its ups and downs even today. We lost our unborn
baby at ten weeks recently. It was a horrible experience both in
the physical sense and the pain it has left us with. A child we loved,
no matter how young that life was, is still a great loss to us.
Again though, this awful experience is best kept in a box of bad
memories all of its own. That seems to be how we're both
coping with it.

Then of course there are the hazy distant shelves high up.
These are the potential futures awaiting us. And these are so
exciting. Next year we're running away from the rat race to focus
on our family. We're going to live a short drive from my wife's
parents and the beach. I think we're going to need much bigger
shelves to store all the wonderful memories ahead.
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coming soon...

2009-02-01T05:52:00.000+08:00

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let's see....

--ways to store memories.
--memento.
--eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.
--the notebook.
--mulholland drive.
--random harvest.

coming soon...

by the way..if u cant see..u can zoom in the page..
i know the words are small..but the overall image is nice ^^

* oh please give me time to watch finish all * >.<
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2009-02-01T04:48:00.000+08:00

haha..didnt mean to haf another wordy text..
but but..found something else interesting abt memory..

woohoo !!

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RECOVERED MEMORY THERAPY
HOW DOES HUMAN MEMORY WORK?

mind is like a video tape:
the mind records in very complete detail for every event during a person's
lifetime, much like a video tape.
retrieving a memory is similar to searching for a scene in a video tape:
one selects the correct cartridge, fast-forwards to the episode of interest,
and observes the scene.
it doesn't matter how a memory from the past is accessed,
it is exact and reliable.

mind is reconstructive:
events are imperfectly remembered or not remembered at all.
some events are remembered initially but later gradually forgotten.
a trigger (e.g. an article in a newspaper, a photograph of a friend etc) might
bring back a recently forgotten memory.
however, most eventually become permanently lost and never be retrieved.

It's impossible for the brain to store complete details of every event.
it doesn't have the storage capacity to hold that amount of data.
only a minimal amount of information is actually stored in the brain.
when we recall a memory, our mind will automatically "flesh out" the
recollection by inventing details of the event, based on previous
similar experiences.
this process is largely unconscious; we're not aware of it happening.

one interesting phenomenon can occur when the memory
is being recalled:
this "fleshing out" process can be distorted.
the mind adds new components to the memory that are unrelated to
the original event.
more interestingly, these distortions will later re-enter the memory, and will
probably emerge during subsequent recalls.

mind is distributed through the body:
the human mind is not all confined to the brain.
it's rather distributed around the body.

mind is very selective in what it remembers:
for example, in a sexual abuse.
seriously distressing events will often be remembered continuously
into adulthood. So will instances of sexual molestation and abuse.
but memories of sexual abuse are often repressed.
the factor that causes the mind to treat these two differently is a sense of
betrayal in the mind.

other findings about memory:

researchers found that people confuse object that they have actually seen
and objects about which they have only imagined.
"We think parts of the brain used to actually perceive an object and to
visually imagine an object overlap.
a vividly imagined event can leave a memory trace in the brain that is very
similar to that of an experienced event."

a typical adult is unable to remember events which occurred prior to
42 months of age.
memories from events that happened during infancy (0 to 24 months)
are unknown.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/rmt_memo.htm

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okok..thr's like alot of things..if interested go here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_memory
i'll just pick what i like..
(selective memory..hahaha)

Art of memory

visual sense and spatial orientation :
emphasizes the importance of the visual sense,
"even what we hear must be attached to a visual image.
to help recall something we have heard rather than seen, we should attach
to their words the appearance, facial expression, and gestures of the person
speaking as well as the appearance of the room.
the speaker should therefore create strong visual images, through expression
and gesture, which will fix the impression of his words...memory of the visual
over all other sensory modes, auditory, tactile, and the rest."

affect :
the role of emotion in the art can be divided into two major groupings:
the first -- role of emotion in the process of fixing images in the memory.
the second -- the way in which the recollection of a memory image can evoke
an emotional response.

emphasizing the importance of using emotionally-striking imagery
to ensure that images will be retained in memory:
"we ought, then, to set up images of a kind that can adhere longest in memory.
and we shall do so if we establish similitudes as striking as possible; if we set
up images that are not many or vague but active; if we assign to them
exceptional beauty or singular ugliness..."

on the other hand, image associated with an emotion will call up the emotion
when recollected.

etc etc etc.....................................
the rest visit the site..haa..

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2009-01-28T01:10:00.000+08:00

(.beware..tons of text..)

got bored posting the technical and wordy texts...here are some youtube videos!! =)
**scary but..memories seem to be more than just pockets of info of yr life.
they r so unique that they form me. belong to me. if i pass u my heart. or the final
archive obj. will u feed n live on my memory?**

i feel really sad for him
**the memory is such an impt part of our life. time.**

** the heart. the heart.**

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hey!
searched --> how human memory works <-- and these r d online findings.
(summarized as much to my understanding ^^)

part 1 : how human memory works
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your baby's first cry...the taste of your grandmother's molasses cookies...
the scent of an ocean breeze..
these are memories that make up the ongoing experience of your life
-- they provide you with a sense of self.
they make you feel comfortable with familiar people and surroundings,
tie your past with your present, and provide a framework for the future.
it's our collective set of memories -- our "memory" as a whole --
that makes us who we are.

memory isn't a thing like bad eyes or a good head of hair.
memory doesn't exist like how your body exists
-- it's not a "thing" you can touch.
it's a concept that refers to the process of remembering.

in the past, experts describe memory as a tiny filing cabinet full of
individual's memory folders.
or memory as a neural supercomputer wedged under the human scalp.
but today, experts believe that memory is far more complex and elusive
-- it's located not in one particular place in the brain but is instead a
brain-wide process.

memory is a result of an incredibly complex constructive power
-- one that each of us possesses --
that reassembled disparate memory impressions from a web-like
pattern of cells scattered throughout the brain.
your "memory" is made up of a group of systems that have different
roles in creating, storing, and recalling your memories, working together
perfectly to provide cohesive thought.

if you think of an object -- say, a pen -- your brain retrieves the
object's name, its shape, its function, the sound when it scratches across
the page.
each part of the memory of a "pen" comes from different regions of the
brain. the entire image of "pen" is then reconstructed.

yet you're never aware of these separate mental experiences, nor that
they're coming from different parts of your brain.
because they all work together so well.
experts say there's no distinction between how you remember and
how you think.

scientists still don't fully understand exactly how you remember or what
occurs during recall.
search for how the brain organizes memories and where they're stored is a
never-ending quest for decades.

-- the process of memory begins with encoding, proceeds to storage,
and eventually, retrieval.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-memory.htm
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part 2 : memory encoding
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encoding is the first step in creating a memory.
it's a biological phenomenon, rooted in the senses, that begins with perception.
for example, the memory of yr 1st love.
your visual system registers physical features, like color of eyes and hair.
your auditory system picks up the sound of their laugh.
you probably notice their scent or felt the touch of their hand.
these separate sensations travel to part of your brain called the hippocampus,
which integrated these perceptions as they were occurring into one single
experience -- your experience of that specific person.

although a memory begins with perception, it is encoded and stored using
the language of electricity and chemicals.

the connections between brain cells aren't set in concrete
-- they change all the time.
brain cells work together in a network, organizing themselves into groups
that specialize in different kinds of information processing.
as one brain cell sends signals to another, the synapse between the two
gets stronger.
the more signals sent, the stronger the connection grows.
with each new experience, your brain slightly rewires its physical structure.

the brain organizes and reorganizes itself in response to your experiences,
forming memories triggered by the effects of outside input prompted by
experience, education, or training.

to properly encode a memory, you must first be paying attention.
since you cant pay attention to everything all the time, most of what you
encounter is filtered out, only a few stimuli pass into your conscious awareness.
if you remembered every single thing, your memory would be full before you
even left the house in the morning.

how you pay attention to information may probaby be the most important
factor in how much of it you actually remember.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-memory1.htm

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part 3 : short term and long term memory
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once a memory is created, it must be stored.

there are three ways we store memories:
first in the sensory stage; then in short-term memory; and ultimately,
for some memories, in long-term memory.
because there's no need for us to maintain everything, the different stages
of human memory function as a filter that helps protect us from the flood
of information that we're confronted daily.

creation of a memory begins with its perception:
registration of information during perception occurs in the brief sensory
stage that lasts only a fraction of a second.
your sensory memory allows a perception such as a visual pattern, a sound,
or a touch to linger for a brief moment after the stimulation is over.

after that first flicker, the sensation is stored in short-term memory.
short-term memory has a fairly limited capacity;
it can hold about seven items for no more than 20 or 30 seconds at a time.
you may increase this capacity by using various memory strategies.
for example, a ten-digit number like 8005840392 may be too much for your
short-term memory to hold.
dividing into chunks, 800-584-0392 may stay in your short-term memory
long enough.
by repeating the number, you can keep resetting the short-term memory clock.
important information is gradually transferred from short-term memory into
long-term memory.

the more information is repeated or used, more likely it is to become long-term
memory, or to be "retained."
unlike sensory and short-term memory, which are limited and decay rapidly,
long-term memory can store unlimited amounts of information indefinitely.

people easily store material on subjects that they already know about,
since the information has more meaning to them and can be mentally connected
to their long-term memory.

most people think of long-term memory when they think of "memory" itself
-- but experts believe information must first pass through sensory and
short-term memory before it can be stored as a long-term memory.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-memory2.htm

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part 4 : memory retrieval
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when you want to remember something, you retrieve the information on an
unconscious level, bringing it into your conscious mind at will.
most people think they have either a "bad" or a "good" memory, in fact,
most people are fairly good at remembering some types of things and not
so good at remembering others.
if you do have trouble remembering something
-- it'scause of an inefficient component of one part of your memory system.

let's look at how you remember where you put your eyeglasses.
when going to bed, you must register where you place your eyeglasses:
you must pay attention while you set them on your bedside table.
you must be aware of where you're putting them.
next, this information is retained, ready to be retrieved at a later date.
if the system is working properly, when you wake in the morning you'll
remember exactly where you left your eyeglasses.

if you've forgotten where they are, several things could have happened:
you may not have registered clearly where you put them down to begin with.
you may not have retained what you registered.
you may not be able to retrieve the memory accurately.

if you've forgotten something, it may be because you didn't encode it
very effectively, you were distracted while encoding should have taken place,
or because you're having trouble retrieving it.
however, you may not have really forgotten at all
-- instead, the location of your eyeglasses may never have gotten into your
memory in the first place.

distractions that occur while you're trying to remember something gets in
the way of encoding memories.
thus, not effectively saved into your memory.

you may forget simply cause you're having trouble retrieving the memory.
if you've ever tried to remember something one time and couldn't, but then
later you remember that same item, it could be that there was a mismatch
between retrieval cues and the encoding of the information you're
searching for.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-memory3.htm

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2009-01-27T15:09:00.000+08:00

hi everyone! happy cny!

anyway.. i realised most of us are doing an archive of an issue or
something we're interested in.
but very few based it on an actual archive/collection of their own.
sth physical. like roger's collection of movie posters or viet tu's
hidden obsession of yellow stuff.
hee i know everyone's interpretation of the proj is different.
but when i found the definition of archive.

--accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime.
for example, the archives of an individual may contain letters, papers, photographs, computer files, scrapbooks, financial records, diaries or any
other kind of documentary materials created or collected by the individual--regardless of media or format.
--unpublished and almost always unique
--"by-product" of human activities

i felt it was closely related to my object of archive.

some tots during the last class (jotted randomly) :

--> somehw mysteriously i rem almost every single memory story
--> it's amazing hw much archive i have in my brain. must be my photographic memory!
(hee..realised..it's an archive based on another archive? my box of
stuff are jz tools leading to the intangible archive)
--> it's so dusty, old n smells. which im paranoid about. cz i imagine
im eating the dust
(yucks!)
--> journey?
--> my topic is intangible yet i still can rem
--> we forget.. but it's only temporary. lost for the moment.
tucked away.
--> how is my archive going to manifest?
--> how does the mind/brain store so many things?
--> i miss the past..so nice.
(in future i'll aso look tru at my current archive fever too)
--> even my blog entries. often abstract and simple.
(others wont understand cz onli i can comprehend)

possible solutions :

--> compilation of an archive. archive of an archive.
(in a cleaner way. saving space?)
--> personal diary. hidden tots behind my archive?
--> from the archive objects. visualizing into a story?
(letting others understand the link between memory and obj?)
--> poster of obj and ask.."remember?"
(is like letting others realise..eh? i rem this n that..
letting pple be amazed at wonders of their memory.
also seeing how different pple relate differently to an obj.
yet each is unqiue. part of their personal life.)

what should i do now? :

--> research how the human memory works, understand.
--> more about memory.

problem? :

--> there are too many things in my archive.
--> memory is a very intangible ting.
(need to narrow down to a certain essence that i wan to portray.
and focus)
--> what's do i wan to show?

another random tot :

dont you find it really tiring to read the wordy, pictures, technical,
long posts about archive fever?
i do. probably cause im not the kind to usually type long posts.
most of the time i'll just scroll and skip and pick certain parts to read.

isnt it abit like our brain/memory?
there's like 20+yrs of events yet we rem by small bits of our memory.

--> a possible solution to my archive fever.
--> simplifying and presenting onli the essence of my memory/ hw
the brain works

WOOHOO!!!
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-project brief-definition-archive-

2009-01-22T02:04:00.000+08:00

i feel it's amazing how things can just spontaneously trigger certain hidden memories.

is like look. ah! i rem.

it's crazy shit.

im really amazed how i still can rem. not onli what happened but the actual scene, location, sounds, smell, storyline, mood, feel, etc.

ever wonder hw our brain/memory can actually store soooooo much?

is like magic.

my.
archive. primary source. memories.
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found this box in my cupboard.

somehow..ive managed to rem putting stuff into the box..

hee..and surprisingly when i got this box..the lock no. was my fave no. already.

hee i love things wif no. 20 =)

haha..the box is really really super ultra dusty.

im pretty sensitive to dust. but most of my tings are actually..

dusty -_-

cz i collect too many things le..collect. chuck. dust.

all the coins my dad got fr his tour guide job.

he loved to give us the different currencies.

i rem me and my sis collecting the coins n notes and feeling happy with the money.

thinking that when we get a chance to go to that country, we got money to use! ^^

a lock fr an old diary (sadly i dont rem hw it looks like. but i rem a flat aluminium key)

wahaha..wonders of the portable pen!

transformers..more than meets the eye.

ha look like rite. i loved transformers. one of the crazy cartoons i craved.

rem myself waking super earli like 8am just to watch cartoons, power rangers,

carebears, my little pony, transformers.

and usually im happy to be 1st to wake.haha..now. i can visualise my old hse livingroom.

me sitting at the sofa and watching the old big tv. and quietly turning the old door knob so as not to wake family. hehe..omgosh! the morn light. my late grandma coming home with breakfast! food!! omgosh.

ha used to be crazy collecting tabs to win.but usually..nv even send ha!

can u guess wads this?

whaha if u are not my memory u wont know! wahahah..

ok i noe cz i played the game b4 and rem hw the seeds look like =p

it's from...mastermind! woohoo!

hee.my very first bank book.

still can rem bits of memories. excited to deposit money and looking at the bank book. and doing the thumb print.

ha did u noe..i loved to fold money and bus tickets into heart shapes ^^

such an old book.

dont rem hw i got it. but i rem having the doggy chop ha! cz me n sis used to play teacher and student. who does good work gets to chop and act seh..haha..

and seems like i had some fashion design love already =p

i loved sailor mars hehe.

this was from mum.

she used to work at BP (british petroleum) and they had a toy series.

would try collect the whole series haha..duno whr's it now..chucked somewhr i guess.

ha i was crazy collecting these old mrt tickets.

usually when mum gets the tickets.whenever i see a design i havent gotten, we would keep them and just buy another.

ha i rem a time we kept "donging" the money cause every design that came out i hadnt gotten. hehe..guess since young already loved collecting stuff..not cz of designs. but simply just collecting them..haha..prob reason why ive got tons of junk ha.

ive a loved for collecting cards.

hee back then mum n dad had alot alot of weird membership cards.

prob a trend back then to apply. since their free? =p

surprisingly. i rem holding this badge.

but the image is very blur.

haha u wont noe wads it..haha..thrs a story behind the diamond thing ^^

well. the blue one is necklace of lego doll.

and the diamond..barbie's earring.

i rem me n sis found diamond stuck into our room floor.

we tried "digging" it out cz we tot thr was real diamond burried on our ground, like pirate's treasure. we really tried all means to get it out. using pen to make a hold arnd the diamond, chipping the sides, tweezers, etc. nv succeeded. ha. still wonder hw it got there.

do u know. that if the last 4 no. of yr bus ticket adds up to 21. u can make a wish and it'll come true?

=) ive gotten a few and wished. hee.

the jade bangle i wore since young.

there are cracks. cause.......i was super accident prone. -_- always tripping at a step to my nursery sch. and just falling down even on flat surfaces. haha..tts y my knees are pretty rough. scars. ha

haha the image i can rem is my young naked self in bathroom with soap all over and struggling so hard to remove the bangle. y?

cause primary school had a rule no jewellery allowed. -_- so using soap would be easiest to remove. but! cannot come out.

so i had to shout for help fr the bathroom for mum to remove it out. was really devastated.

there was another bangle, silver one wif pair of bells. duno whr's it.

hehe..that's me. ha..

i rem the dress i was wearing. white with colourful straps.

they say usually u wont rem your baby or kid memory.but i do rem some. maybe was help from some past photos. but i still rem..the innocent times.

and ive got a barbie doll membership card. with this photo as id. ha.

-project brief-definition-

2009-01-22T01:50:00.000+08:00

archive: www.dictionary.reference.com

ar⋅chive/ˈɑrkaɪv/ [ahr-kahyv]/ -chived, -chiv⋅ing.

-noun
1_______________
usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities,
business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community,
or nation.
2_______________
archives, a place where public records or other historical documents are kept.
3_______________
any extensive record or collection of data: The encyclopedia is an archive of world history.
4_______________
to place or store in an archive: to vote on archiving the city's historic documents.
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archive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive

an archive refers to a collection of historical records, and also refers to the
location in which these records are kept.
'archives' are made up of records (aka primary source documents) which have
been accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime.

for example, the archives of an individual may contain letters, papers,
photographs, computer files, scrapbooks, financial records, diaries or any other
kind of documentary materials created or collected by the individual--regardless
of media or format.
"seems to fit my archive object closest"

the archives of an organization (such as a corporation or government), tend to
contain different types of records, such as administrative files, business records,
memos, official correspondence, meeting minutes, and so on.
archives of any individual or organization consist of records which have been
especially selected for permanent or long-term preservation, due to their enduring research value.
archival records are normally unpublished and almost always unique, unlike books
or magazines, in which many identical copies exist.
this means that archives (the places) are quite distinct from libraries with regard
to their functions and organization, although archival collections can often be
found within library buildings.
archives are sometimes described as information generated as "by-product" of
human activities, while libraries hold specifically authored information "products".

a person who works in archives is called an archivist.
"so am i an archivist?"
the study and practice of organizing, preserving, and providing access to
information and materials in archives is called archival science.
archivists tend to prefer the term 'archives' (with an S) as the correct terminology
to serve as both the singular and plural, since 'archive,' as a noun or a verb,
has meanings related to computer science.
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-project brief-

2009-01-21T22:29:00.000+08:00

archive fever.

oneofthetasksofthedesignerisaconstantsearchfornewwaysofre-presentingrealitythroughobjectsimagesdocumentsamongothers
thatistosayclassifyingandplanningsortofarchivesasinstruments
todevelopindividualpoetics.thepersonalarchiveisthelinkbetween
theindividualdesignpracticeandthevisualandculturallegacy.
participantswilldeveloptheinitialideathroughapersonalcollection
orsetofobjectsdocumentsimagesetc. thatwillconformthegraphic
designersstatement.