Chronophobia. Chronophobia is the fear of time passing. Terrifying isn't it? 

MEMORY BEAR by Minna Lee is an interactive installation that renegotiates the movement of time. Using talking stuffed animals to carry a collection of recorded memories, Memory Bear offers a chance for us to hold messages from the past, present, and even the future.

The Memory Bear experience is split into TWO PARTS.

PART I NEOSTALGIA
Guests are invited to participate in new ways of remembering by attending a public workshop led by Minna. Share a sound, memory, poem, or message into a voice recorder then place the recording into a stuffed animal. If you would like to take part in a workshop, click on the Memory Bear illustration to unlock dates and locations.

PART II CHRONOSYNTHESIS
An installation of our time-holding stuffed animals.

This project was developed in part by The Assembly’s Deceleration Lab

[image description of left photo: A pile of cotton, sewing supplies, stuffed animals, and recording devices sitting on a desk that Minna no longer owns in a house that Minna will never step foot in again.]

[image description: An audience at The Assembly's Harpo Salon listens to a small teddy bear deliver a message from Minna in the past.]

[image description of left photo: The Memory Bear table set up at Prospect Park. A teddy bear wearing a party hat awaits meeting passers-by.]

MINNA LEE