One part history and one part poetry, Virtual Memory is a meditation on the essence of mechanical image-making and its impact on human consciousness, from the physical process of photography and film, to the alternate universe created by computers and virtual reality. Virtual Memory makes a useful supplement to any media literacy or media history curriculum, and is available for distribution.
The technological innovations that have surfaced in the last 100 years have radically transformed our society and our culture, and the pace of change continues to accelerate.
How do these rapid changes affect individuals ? How does a person who came of age in an era of manual typewriters and black and white television adjust to PDAs and instant messaging ? How have the range of experiences provoked by new technology – the gamut between anxiety and exhilaration - become a cumulative force which has transformed our social landscape? How is our collective consciousness changing as new generations, who have no memory of a time before these innovations were commonplace, come of age?
Virtual Memory is intended as a creative visual document of our particular moment in history. We are in a moment of social and cultural transition, from a physically based existence to one centered on the increasingly intangible exchange of information. Using archival material from throughout the 20th century, thought-provoking narration, and a densely graphic presentation, Virtual Memory (the film) captures and describes this transitional moment, inviting reflection and conversation on where we are and where we are going.
VIRTUAL MEMORY
a film by
eilujion (julie goldstein)
produced at
artifact pictures
conceived and edited by
julie goldstein
narration written and read by
erika mijlin
music
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