a dreamer's night talks - episode 04 - on the paradoxes of my memory
Welcome back in my nocturnal mind.
In this fourth episode (which I start and end with poetry) I explore memory: what does it mean to forget or to remember? Is it an active choice? An effort? Why do I keep certain memories alive through writing, journaling, archiving my whole life through art and creativity? I also touch on how, even when we want to forget, algorithms do slap us in the face with hidden memories.
Enjoy!
The book I mention is Sontag, Her LIfe and Work, by Benjamin Moser (Harper Collins)
Canan “Ja’anan” Marasligil
Writer, Literary Translator, Artist based in Amsterdam.
Canan (she/they) publishes a newsletter and podcast titled The Attention Span, taking the time to reflect, to analyse and to imagine our societies through writing, art and culture.