Memory serves as the bond that sustains our individual lives, connecting our past to the present. One of the earliest analogies for memory comes from ancient Greece—Plato likened it to engravings on a wax tablet, while Aristotle explained that childhood forgetfulness arises when the wax is too soft, and aging forgetfulness when it hardens. He believed memory resides not just in the brain but throughout the entire body.
In this workshop, we invite participants to begin with personal memories: trace the contours of their bodies on blank paper, sort and extract those precious, joyful, painful, or profoundly resonant recollections, and fill these outlines with fragments of memory through smearing and painting. This process becomes an inward exploration and free expression of the self.
