Pamiętaj zapomieć, zapomnij pamiętać (Forget to Remember, Remeber to Forget)
A granite cube is set into a stair step in Cracow, aligned with the existing structure and scale of the stairs. The object remains continuous with everyday use, without separating itself from the architectural order of the site.
The inscription Remember to forget / Forget to remember belongs to an ongoing sequence of linguistic inscriptions developed across Ewa Wes practice in a publc space, in which remembering and forgetting recur as a loop. The phrase is fixed in stone as an inscription, not as a statement to be interpreted.
The inscription belongs to a broader sequence of works in which language functions as a recorded operation rather than a message. Remembering and forgetting appear here as a looped procedure, not as content to be interpreted. It is a fragment of a system. Embedded in an existing architectural structure, the granite cube registers this operation materially and releases it into everyday circulation. The work persists through repetition, neglect, and return, functioning as a distributed trace embedded in the everyday fabric of the city.
Art in public space
Permanent installation
Black granite, engraved text filled with yellow pigment and resin, 30×30×20 cm
ul.Zwierzyniecka 4, Cracow, Poland, 2025
Pamiętaj zapomieć, zapomnij pamiętać (Forget to Remember, Remeber to Forget)
Art in public space
Permanent installation
ul.Zwierzyniecka 4, Cracow, Poland, 2025
Black granite, engraved text filled with yellow pigment and resin, 30×30×20 cm
A granite cube is set into a stair step in Cracow, aligned with the existing structure and scale of the stairs. The object remains continuous with everyday use, without separating itself from the architectural order of the site.
The inscription Remember to forget / Forget to remember belongs to an ongoing sequence of linguistic inscriptions developed across Ewa Wes practice in a publc space, in which remembering and forgetting recur as a loop. The phrase is fixed in stone as an inscription, not as a statement to be interpreted.
The inscription belongs to a broader sequence of works in which language functions as a recorded operation rather than a message. Remembering and forgetting appear here as a looped procedure, not as content to be interpreted. It is a fragment of a system. Embedded in an existing architectural structure, the granite cube registers this operation materially and releases it into everyday circulation. The work persists through repetition, neglect, and return, functioning as a distributed trace embedded in the everyday fabric of the city.