Conceptual: development

My starting theme for this project still focused around memory so I went back to my original mind map from the last project to pick up an idea I could take further and develop. Although I still wanted to explore the idea of the authenticity of memory’s I wanted to further demonstrate this idea in the 3 stages – THE EVENT-HOW YOU PROCESS IT-THE MEMORY THAT IS CREATED. Going into this I also wanted to show the 50/50 element if what actually happens and how you internalise and sometimes reimagine an event before it becomes a memory.
The movement of the information between these two spaces (inside/outside). I wanted to show almost like an opening and closing of the mind, letting information fill and spill out again on a daily basis. Initially this makes me think of the opening and closing of a door/window. Letting people into your memory’s/mind as well as letting in information in/out.

I really liked the idea of memory becoming a house as it’s easily recognisable and I, like a lot of people associate it as a place of comfort. The image of the door I created out of tape I think also has childish connotations like playing pretend. Though this wasn’t my intention I do like the idea of it being recognisable to everyone as everyone probably drew doors and windows like theses as children.
I then explained on this idea of the mind being a home. I researched into the memory palace as a technique to improve your memory. It involves making a journey through a place you are familiar. This could be A house or building of some sort, attaching images to specific places within it in order to better remember a list of items, ideas or number etc.