Instructions for an interactive book that challenges the role of repetition in memory through the perpetual de- and reconstruction of language. The convergence of intentions become indistinguishable as the book is finished, revealing the paradox within conscious forgetfulness, particularly as it relates to the fluctuating power of mantras and trauma.
Instructions for accordion book:
(starting from left)
Choose a word, in any language,
that you’d like to remember.
Write the word until it loses
all meaning.
(starting from right)
Choose a word, in any language,
that you’d like to forget.
Write the word until it loses
all meaning.
Book is finished when the two ends meet.
