FractalMemory2024

2024
Sound installation
Dimensions variable

Fractal memory (2019-ongoing) is a series of sound installations composed of broken HDD hard drives amplified through contact microphones, analog mixer, and mono-speakers. The soundscape of memory in operation consists of mechanical motions and malfunctioning noises, revealing how human memory is read and written through computers and machines, while seeking new meaning in the afterlife of discarded devices.

Fractals of Memory #2 consists of eight 2.5-inch hard drives emitting soft, slow operational clicks, accompanied by the artist’s improvised piano recording broadcast from a loudspeaker. The delicate, repetitive rhythm is driven by the drives’ continual attempt to read and remember, evoking a feeling of suspended time, while the piano challenges this suspension through its immediate emotional engagement with the present.

Installation view of Fractal Memory. Photo Courtesy: Solid Art / ANPIS FOTO

Installation view of Fractal Memory #2. Photo Courtesy: Solid Art / ANPIS FOTO