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, temporary figures of thought (Denkfiguren), 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; Medienturm Graz
Year: Since 2005

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

Dimensions: variable