Title
For H. Ebbinghaus, A Study of the Decline of Memory
Physical Description
At the top of two parallel walls, I will string lengths of clear fishing line between small eye hooks that are placed 2" apart. From these monofilament strands, I will hang 1,024 lengths of white, waxed linen thread in a square formation. Each linen strand will be broken, its frayed ends contained in a thin glass vial that is sealed on each end with a small cork. The glass vials will follow the shape of Hermann Ebbinghaus's Curve of Forgetting, shown below. The linen strands will be anchored at the floor with small, round weights, which will sit in small holes drilled into a square sheet of plywood. The wood will be painted black, to match the rest of the space.
Materials
3-ply waxed linen thread cord
7 mm outside diameter glass tubing
5 mm cork stoppers
1 oz cannonball sinkers
Clear fishing line
Eyelets
