REMAPPING MEMORY

While doing research about mobility, migration and movement in the greatest cities, I found a quote on a book that says: "London is a city where the past, the present and the future coexists in the same place at the same time". 

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The work of diverse authors and researchers inspired me to produce this photography project which pushed me to not only see but to observe different scenarios through the lens of the camera of my mobile phone. Beyond of being a handy tool to communicate; the camera of my phone functions as an extension of my vision and my eyes (as Marshall McLuhan would define) to capture everything I want to remember.  On these days thanks to these devices, we are crossing physical and non-physical boundaries all the time. Mobile phones, apps (such as Google maps), social media (like Instagram), allow us to span our existence and encompass time-places-spaces. Through these we are constantly recording routes, digitally commuting and re-building a collective and personal memory. 

 

Using a smart-phone to discover London and to witness how time, space and people co-occur; led me to understand the meaning of the previous quote. The past and the future happen and exist everyday, at every moment in a boundless speed of time. Even more, with the help of new technologies, mobile devices and social media we are shaping how we are frequently leaving a trace and migrating from point A to B.

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"Remapping memory" is the visual outcome of these findings and reflections on three factors: time-space; the effects of mobility and people on the move in London. The project is divided in there sections :

 

"Spaces|Places" comprises photographs of neighborhoods such as Elephant & Castle, Hackney, Shoreditch, Harrow, Hoxton and Central London where not only migration and diversity has growth, but also where the effects of gentrification are visible (environmental impact, touristic flows and increase of buildings and housing). "Flux" includes some portraits and captions of people on the move (digitally through their phones and physically) and finally; "Stories" which is a small collection of quotes from people that live in the boroughs expressing thoughts about diverse issues and the future of the city.

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