Core Memory Scraps (Bathroom II) is a floor installation made of eight rectangular cement tiles. It incorporates fragments of the tiles that once lined the bathroom of the artist's childhood home (1968-2005), which has since been demolished. The installation doesn't attempt to faithfully recreate the look of the original tiles. Instead, it uses the imperfections and visual gaps in the cement tiles to reflect the fallible and mutable nature of memory.

These fragments act as catalysts for the artist's memories, triggering a Proustian phenomenon that evokes specific sensations and moments tied to that place, such as the scent of talcum powder from the bathtub or time spent with their grandfather during the bathroom's demolition work. Core Memory Scraps (Bathroom II) aims to preserve the imperfection of memory, transforming it into a new wall and floor covering that unites past and present through the fragility of reminiscence and the evocative power of olfactory memory.

Core memory Scraps (Bathroom II)

2025

cement, talc, ceramic remains

48x36x2 cm