Forgetting can be a blessing, and if not, tell the protagonists of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind that thanks to cutting-edge technology they can forget about their mistakes and move on with their lives. In the Citizen Office of Synthetic Memories, the new creative project promoted by the creative studio Domestic Data Streamers in collaboration with the Barcelona City Council, offers ordinary citizens just the opposite: the recovery and reconstruction of their undocumented visual memories.
In the words of Domestic Data Streamers director Pau García, “the goal is to create an archive of synthetic and visual memories that help future generations understand and preserve the history of their past, as well as critically explore our relationship with intelligence.” generative artificial
Snapshots of their stories will be incorporated into the DHUB’s immersive Synthetic Memories exhibition until September 15. The office from which memories can be generated, by appointment and subsequent one-hour interview with professionals, will be available until July 28. Blessed are the forgetful because they overcome even their own mistakes, Nietzsche said. Praise those who surpass them by remembering them, with or without AI involved.
