About the Garden of Reminders

Every day we're bombarded with a deluge of data, but how important is it, and what does it really mean to you?

The Garden of Reminders was an experimental space - a website and art installation - where we invited people to stop for a moment and inscribe a memory, a precious piece of data, they always wanted to remember.

Each reminder was printed in a public installation, by printers suspended from the ceiling, and fell into a garden space designed to be one of contemplation as well as play. Visitors could wander through the garden, sit on benches, sift through the fallen reminders, or even sweep them into piles. Web participants watched the garden grow and evolve via a live video feed online.

The Garden of Reminders aimed to use digital technology to connect us with meaningful information, and to ultimately give us an experience of ourselves.

The installation ran from 5 - 9 November 2007, in the foyer of the Tower Building at the University of Technology, Sydney.

To see photographs of the exhibition visit www.flickr.com.

A time-lapse video of the garden's evolution can be seen on the Garden page of this website.

Although the installation is closed, it's still possible to leave a reminder if you wish.

The Garden of Reminders was developed and produced as the final project by Master of Interactive Multimedia students at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia in 2007.

The project was made possible by support from the following sponsors:
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© Garden of Reminders 2007