The Palace of Memory (2018)
Single screen HD video and book
The Palace of Memory is a short film and participatory book project set in and around Ukrainian House (the former Lenin Museum) in central Kyiv.
The film quietly observes the empty corridors and spaces of the building as well as the last remaining guardians and objects occupying it. The films experimental soundtrack takes ‘pink noise’ as its starting point: an electronic frequency scientifically proven to aid memory recall.
The accompanying book was compiled from multiple anonymous memories of the building – both Ukrainian and British – and is designed as a participatory memory text: a work-in-progress which can be added to by the public. The project aims to question the idea of a collective national memory by presenting multiple, personal narratives, told both from an external perspective and, most importantly, from within.
Produced during the British Council and the Liverpool Biennial's SWAP UK/UKRAINE 2017 artist residency programme.
Credits
Director / Editor: Vicki Thornton
Camera: Yarema Malashchuk
Sound: Tom Richards
Single Screen Film and Book
Single screen HD video and cloth-bound book
Film duration: 5 minutes 47 seconds
Book dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Produced during the British Council and the Liverpool Biennial's SWAP UK/UKRAINE 2017 artist residency programme.
