THE INDIVIDUAL, THE COMMON AND THE UNIVERSAL UNITED
They emerge as social spaces visual artist Mille Kalsmose's works exist first and foremost in the encounter with art.
Based on the artist's own personal narrative of loneliness, failure, and powerlessness, 'Collected Memory' relates to relationships in more than one sense, in which the individual, the common, and the universal united.
'Collected Memory' is partly a physical, interactive exhibition in the Media House Politikens Forhal, which is based on a large-scale installation in brass with folded, colored newsprint. Here, visitors can contribute to the work by sharing their experiences of being alone, loneliness and the longing to be part of a community on the papers and archive their individual experiences in the collective work. In addition, Politiken's light newspaper at the main squares of the City; City Town Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen, Vesterport, Nørreport, and Hans Knudsens Plads) are all part of the work during the exhibition period. A Politiken employee selects statements from the work every week so that the voice of the individuals get heard in the public space. The participators' memories and reflections are also included in Politiken's printed newspaper. All statements are stored in the archive and digitized via collectedmemory.world as a permanent and growing platform for a shared community of individual experiences, globally.
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ART, PEOPLE AND SOCIETY
'Collected Memory' aims to create a platform for and an archive of a community across geography, gender, age, social heritage, etc. and seeking to provide a space and encourage to cultivate deeper contact with oneself in a community.
PARTICIPATE BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW
“Please share with us a time or situation in which you experienced loneliness (or disconnection with others)”
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