GENETIC MEMORY

Genetic memory can be defined as “a memory present at birth, existing in the absence of sensory experience and embedded in the genome over long periods of time.”

Architectural heritage can be seen as a genetic and generational memory of cities. It preserves traces of the people who shaped these places or lived within them, reflecting individual histories while contributing to our collective memory. Like DNA, the transmission of historical heritage creates a link between generations. Yet heritage is never simply passed on unchanged: each generation interprets and transforms what it inherits.

Every monument, street, and public square can therefore be understood as a thread connecting different moments in time, linking individual lives to the history of a shared society.

Genetic Memory explores our individual and collective relationship with urban space, inviting viewers to reflect on how architectural heritage is transmitted, assimilated, and transformed across generations.