“The Perfect Encounter” is a world-building narrative based on a hypothesis that a memory, a unique human experience, will become a luxury item traded on the market, generating income. It immerses a viewer into the reality where they have just purchased someone else's memory of their first date. An introductory video from the host details how to re-enact the memory in order to make it their own. An “object bundle” provides props that would help reproduce the moment. The “memory manual” has the utmost detailed guidance on how to interact with and care for the props and advise on how to resell or gift the memory. Finally, a certificate of ownership is given to the new owner to solidify a purchase of a piece of someone's life.

This project aims to critique a hyper-romanticised and widely socially encouraged view of nostalgic sentiments. By showing a probable disturbing future of current tendencies prevalent in media and culture, it hopes to inspire analytical and pro-active interaction with our memories that would replace simple replication and dwelling on the past.

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