Mnemosyne Wall

The Mnemosyne Board is a direct reference to the structure of curatorial works by Aby Warburg. Take a big board with a vast surface. Stabilize it with a set of two concrete cylinders which anchor vertical poles attached to the surface of the board. 114 x 164 cm is enough but the mnemosyne board can be altered for larger – but not for smaller – versions. The panel can be doubled in width with the addition of more “booted” legs accordingly.

The Mnemosyne board acts as a quest for amalgamation between different images which -necessarily now- share commonalities. The Mnemosyne Board is also seen as a comparative apparatus that asks for a relation between neighboring materials, even if there is not a visible relation. Images could present individual characteristics but the Mnemosyne Board proposes the experience of this comparative structure to dissolve the individual aspects of each image, in order to replace them with the comparative result of this pre-detirmed amalgamation. The Mnemosyne Board can also be seen differently, as produced by this specific effect of amalgamation which decisively focuses into specific elements of the proposed works. The characteristic “booted” feet of the Mnemosyne Board produces a unifying effect that brings together the many images and reframes them as part of a single element.

The Mnemosyne Board is a frame that can include a population of images and texts, and turn them into an idiosyncratic ensemble showcasing specific elements through comparison, and sending other elements of the selected works into the dark.