What does memory look like?

Abstract: What does memory look like? explores whether a nordic collective and cultural memory can be observed through carefully selected artworks created by five contemporary Nordic artists. Leveraging the theoretical collective/communicative and cultural memory frameworks of Professor of English and Literary Studies Aleida Assman, and Professor of Cultural Studies Jan Assman. The main focus when analyzing the images is not in the specific analytical methodology but in connecting a collective Nordic (or perhaps universal) memory and finding similarities between our social norms and values and the motifs of the various artworks. The study answers two research questions. The first question deals with how selected images are remembering the Nordics and the second explores in what ways images function as carriers of memory.