The Memory Matrix – Fragment is a temporary monument in the continuous process of building and dismantling. It is part of the ongoing Memory Matrix project series (see project description of the previous two iterations, Palmyra and Jeepney). The Fragment was produced during the Amman Design Week and included two workshops. Participants were given cut-outs from the Palmyra edition’s pixels to create jewelry. Participants designed jewelry both for themselves and for the exhibition while sharing stories about their heritage.
Concept and artistic direction: Azra Akšamija
Project development and production team: Lillian P.H. Kology, Stefan Elsholz, Meng Sun, Walid Jankhut
Pixel designers: Visitors of the Amman Design Week
Production: Stefan Elsholz, Meng Sun, Walid Jankhut, Amman Design Week team
Photographs: Azra Akšamija, Walid Jankhut
Sponsoring: MIT Memory Matrix funding, Amman Design Week
Public space installation, participatory project series (2016)
Commissioned by the Amman Design Week, Amman, JO
Part of the Memory Matrix project series. Project commissioned by the Amman Design Week 2016 at the Jordan Museum, Amman, JO.
Materials: 2 workshops, drawings, storytelling, jewelry, 4 exhibition panels, 1 chain link fence
Dimensions: exhibition panels, 3×2.5 m each; chain link fence, 3×2.2 m