When inactive, the installation compacts seamlessly along the backstage wall, occupying the same length it holds when fully extended-echoing the ghost of structure even in stillness. But when activated, it becomes a space for collective meaningmaking, open to workshops, small gatherings, and informal presentations. The structure’s movement, its ability to be reshaped by others, turns it into an instrument of reciprocity and orientation—a spatial practice rooted in the politics of attention and co-presence.

Re-Memory Palace creates an experience of subjective immersion. The reflective surfaces place the viewer within the work, while fragmented sightlines open up multiple perspectives simultaneously. No two visitors will inhabit the same configuration in the same way. Memory here is not stored—it is lived. Each person’s path through the structure generates their own orientation, their own version of what it means to remember, relate, and reflect.

Each reflective panel can pivot 90 degrees to either side, creating constantly shifting spatial compositions. The modular design allows for an infinite number of configurations—linear, radial, fragmented, folded, or open. Each setup invites a new orientation, a new spatial narrative. The dismantling of the memory palace becomes a generative act: Making room for forgotten stories, new beginnings, and collective re-rememberings. It is a space always in the making, always shaped by how people move through and interact with it.

materials & construction details

The material and construction logic reflect the project’s conceptual grounding in un-archiving, adaptability, and embodied memory. Reflective metal panels Function as architectural fragments that reference and dismantle the classical memory palace. The mirror finish allows visitors to see themselves and others, foregrounding presence, empathy, and shifting perspective. Wheel-mounted base for each panel Enables smooth rotation and relocation, highlighting the design’s performative and participatory nature. Easy to lock in place once positioned. Recycled plastic connector units Attached to the reverse of the panels; each unit is multi-perforated and interlockable. Offers additional surfaces for documents, projections, or small objects—subtly referencing the anarchive’s paraphernalia without fixing their meaning. Reflects a material logic of reuse and re-assembly, echoing the cyclical nature of memory. Compactable configuration The entire structure compresses to align seamlessly along the backstage wall, occupying minimal footprint when not in use. This reversible state reflects the latent potential of memory: always present, always becoming.