An architecture of knowledge

Do cultures evolve? A meme, like a gene, does not purposely do or want anything - it either gets replicated or not. (Richard Dawkins)
The work deals with visualizing the unseen. A paradox attempt of course. How to make knowledge which emerges from and oscillates around cities temporarily visible ? A subjective selection of more than 150 books serve as a basis for constructing a fabric of information - a multi layered library, an analogue hypertext. The chosen extracts of text are translated via text-to-speech programmes and are being whispered from several loudspeakers. Knowledge does find its expression through language developing multi dimensional language topographies, unfolding the readability of cities as a model of the readability of culture.

Watch the Mnemocity Lecture Performance Video (2005)

Concept & Realisation: Nikolaus Gansterer

Location: Kunsthalle Wien; Galerie nächst St. Stephan, Rosemarie Schwarzwälder
Year: Since 2005

Materials: paper, text, nylon, neon tubes, loudspeakers

Dimensions: variable