Memory Scripts

Memory scripts are a type of schema, a mental framework for organising information about the world. What memory scripts do we hold in relation to where we live and how do they connect us to each other and to our cities? As public art installation “Memory Scripts” by multidisciplinary visual artist Vitjitua Ndjiharine is created to mark the 25 years of twin city partnership between Windhoek and Berlin. Text, architecture, and everyday experiences of urban city living are coalesced to provide commentary on the different perspectives, memories and personal histories that exist within these cities to foster a dialogue on the interconnective experiences of urban environments.

Projected onto the Berlin House of Representatives, the work uses urban space as a stage for shared memory, cultural reflection, and future-oriented dialogue. Therefore, shared public space is used to engage with themes and topics related to lived experiences in both cities, exploring the collective and individual memories and histories of these cities as well as their interconnected pasts and the relationality of urban identity. Some other themes in this body of work are economy, housing, living conditions and connection to the city as well as, cultural and political history, and civic responsibility, with the aim to weave these themes within the narrative of culture and identity in both cities, and to provide a space for solidarity and social exchange.

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Credits
Artwork and concept: Vitjitua Ndjiharine 
Programme curator: Noah Anderson 
Projection design and consultation: Grayson Earle 
Project management: Larah Quirin, Clara von Schell, Kulturprojekte Berlin 
Technical coordination: Alexander Höhn, Erik Russ, Kulturprojekte Berlin 
Technical production: AVE Audio Visual Equipment GmbH

Archival images: The National Archive of Namibia
Berlin Stock Images: Unsplash

With kind permission of the Berlin House of Representatives
Made possible by funding from the LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin