BETWEEN MIRRORS: MEMORIES BLUNDERING MERGE

BETWEEN MIRRORS: MEMORIES BLUNDERING MERGE (2020-2021) REFERS TO A HYPOTHESIS STATING THAT IN NOT- SO-FAR-FUTURE THE HUMANKIND MIGHT COMPLETELY LOSE THE ABILITY OF CREATING LONG-TERM MEMORIES. LOCATED IN THE HYPOTHETICAL FUTURE, THE MAIN PROTAGONIST DESCRIBES THE FEELING OF A VOID, OF BEING IN CONSTANT SEARCH. HER SENSES CAN RECOGNIZE THE THINGS ALREADY EXPERIENCED BUT HER MIND IS INCAPABLE OF CREATING A MENTAL IMAGERY AND CONNECTING THE EXTERNAL STIMULUS TO AN EXISTING MEMORY. FORGETTING IS A COMPLETE ERADICATION, THE REMOVAL OF BOTH MEMORY AND ITS ECHO. EVEN LOSS WOULD BE AN INACCURATE DESCRIPTION SINCE SHE IS NOT AWARE OF LOSING. THE FEELING OF A VOID WILL PUT HER ON SEARCH, BUT THE AIM OF IT IS BLURRY AND VAGUE. THE PROTAGONIST DECIDES TO ASK FOR HELP AND IS LEADED BY A VIRTUAL THERAPIST THROUGH THE QUESTIONARY THAT SHOULD REVEAL THE NATURE OF HER PERSONALITY AND HELP THE THERAPIST FIND A METHOD FOR REVERSING HER “LOSS”. IF OUTSOURCING OUR MEMORIES DOES INDEED LEAD TO A SHORT-TERM MEMORY HUMANKIND: WOULD THAT BE A KIND OF BLESSING? WITHOUT MEMORIES WOULD THE MIND BE ABLE TO PERCEIVE WITH ABSOLUTE CLARITY? RELENTLESSLY OPEN TO THE WORLD, TO EACH VITAL DETAIL, PERCEIVING EACH DAY AS A NOVELTY? HOW WOULD THAT DEFINE US? OR RATHER, WHAT WOULD DEFINE US IF WE LACK THE MEMORY OF CHILD INNOCENCE, OF RUNNING BAREFOOT, OF ONE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE?