Mystères des Mémoires
Pyrénées, France 2010
Materials:
Window frame & timber wood salvaged from village 1645, transparent and clear acrylic panels, fluorescent lights, gels, UV lighting, Gold leaf, crystals, washing line, salt. Sound System
Cave Installation
The fourth in-depth investigation where the documentation and sounds of objects and place is recorded alongside collection of forensic size fragments. The microscopic analysed fragments are the starting point for the gathering of the DNA of the village. Exposed is the collective memory with Pierre Bayle’s words resonating through out. The installation is a response to the investigation of objects, people, place and architecture. The installation is of sound, photographic documentary and microscopic artwork reconstruction.
Investigation Archive
00001- 000012
Archive
ARCHIVE FRAGMENT OBJECT
00001 Rock Cave
00002 Cobweb 2010 Leaves, dust, wedding confetti
00003 Paper 2010 Pierre Bayle Poster
00004 Wood 1891 Main door
00005 Wood 1887 Upper stairs
00006 Oak Wood 17c Floor Boards
00007 Paper 1950’s Wallpaper
00008 Wood 17c Oak Beam Attic
00009 Card 1938 Postcard of Carla -Bayle to Alida
00010 Paper 1919 Identity book and death certificate
00011 Cotton 1945 Baby Smock HenriSans
00012 Paper 1697 Pierre Bayle Original Dictionary