rom the moment in 2013 when paleoanthropologist Lee Berger posted a plea on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for «tiny and small, specialised cavers and spelunkers with excellent
archaeological, palaeontological and
excavation skills,» some experts began grumbling that the
excavation of a mysterious hominin in the Rising Star Cave in South Africa was more of a media circus than a serious
scientific expedition.
A two - day event inspired by the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 designed by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei, the Memory Marathon explored memory,
archaeological excavation and historical recordings through overlaps and interactions between artistic practice and
scientific enquiry.