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The Realms of Memory Exchange

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Unit UG11
Year 3
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  • First Class Honours

This project delves into a future where memory extraction and implantation technologies are commonplace. The rich exploit these advancements to cure their psychological illness, while the impoverished sell their cherished memories to the highest bidders. Set in the desolate landscape of Dungeness, this multifunctional architecture serves as a poignant reflection of the unequal distribution of resources and power.

The architecture engenders contrasting ritual experiences for the rich and poor, wherein the former undergoes a purification journey prior to surgery, while the latter is subtly manipulated into embracing the procedure through a reflective encounter. Memory emerges as the central concept propelling the project forward. The project draws inspiration from the collective spatial memories present in Dungeness and incorporates a range of devices to provide an immersive sensory experience aimed at evoking and encoding memories.

Through its exploration of societal divisions, the evocative power of architecture, and the manipulation of memories, this project presents a dystopian narrative that uncomfortably mirrors our own world.

Animation: The Realms of Memory Exchange

Animation: The Realms of Memory Exchange

Exploration of spatial and atmospheric quality in each key of the architecture's key spaces.

The Hall of Whispers

The space serves as a final meeting place for impoverished patients and their loved ones before their inevitable fate. Within this space, a device encodes and captures their final essence.

Chamber of Vessels

The space unveils the bleakest part of the architectural narrative. The bodies of the impoverished become mere vessels, preserved to serve as hosts for the consciousness of others.

The Foyer

Those who approach the foyer are immediately drawn to an exquisite chandelier that serves as a symbolic representation of the rich clients' transformative journey.

The Library of Memories

The preserved brains symbolize the stark contrast of the narrative, representing the commodification of memories and the profound inequality that permeates society.

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23 June – 8 July 2023
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