Memento Mori
An interactive video installation about catastrophic thoughts
The project
Memento Mori is a project about the catastrophic thoughts of death and danger that appear in the middle of everyday actions.
Through an interactive video installation, the project shows the gap between the outer reality and the threatening scenarios the mind creates, to raise awareness of, and open a conversation about, an experience that usually goes unspoken.
The installation
The installation combines two synchronized projections that show the outer reality next to the inner experience. Through filming, editing, sound and kinetic typography, the viewer sees how an everyday situation can grow into a chain of catastrophic thoughts.
Projection, 1 min. Recorded in the installation space.
Fragments of the two projections: the outer reality and the inner experience.
The graphic language
Worst case thinking.
The graphic language draws on neo-constructivism and urban architecture. I chose buildings as the central image because they stand for stability, strength and order, yet a slight change in the angle of view can make them threatening and stir a feeling that everything is about to fall apart. This contrast shows the gap between the outer reality, which stays stable, and the inner experience that changes the way we perceive it.
The system
From photographs of buildings and architectural details that I broke down into geometric shapes, I developed a system of grids, patterns and graphic elements built on repetition and disruption. The logo, based on the Penrose triangle, carries the same idea and stands for the endless loop of thoughts.
Three posters: DEATH, AGAIN, WRONG.
The emergency kit
The Break Glass in Case of Emergency kit is designed as an emergency box, turning the urgency of the thoughts into a physical object. Inside are three sensory objects that invite interaction through touch and repeated movement.
