Abstract
From Multidirectional Memory to Multidirectional Moments (MDM) is an artistic research project organized with the department of Artistic Strategies at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Die Angewandte), Palais des Beaux Arts Wien, and MARCH: a journal of art & strategy. Building from questions about how emerging practices challenge dominant memory regimes in the public sphere, the presentation focuses on two participants’ research. Anchored in the Winnipeg Aqueduct’s monumental form, Kandis Friesen will present a guided tour through sites of memory connected to a 150 kilometre-long colonial waterwork. With A Casket for all Seasons Hande Sever explores the history of Sanasaryan Han, situated in Istanbul’s popular Sirkeci neighborhood. Initially used as police headquarters, the building gained notoriety for its ominous torture chambers before it was remodeled to resemble the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and is currently undergoing transformation into a luxury hotel.
