Pools hold more than water often expressing new hopes for new generations.
Manuka Pool, Canberra's first public swimming baths is utilized here as a 'memory holder' for stories from WWII, reflections of life in early Canberra and as a holding place for explorations of remembrance and peace.
Manuka Pool, Canberra's first public swimming baths is utilized here as a 'memory holder' for stories from WWII, reflections of life in early Canberra and as a holding place for explorations of remembrance and peace.
As a meeting point for personal and social history, the pool offers a poignant reminder of the connections between generations and the fragility of this thing we so often take for granted - 'peace'.
In this 5 min digital storytelling clip Magella Blinksell weaves a number of 'A Track Winding Back' participants' reminiscences of Manuka Pool into a contemporary exploration of memory and remembrance.
The sharing and convergence of stories is seen as an important part of joining our future to our past; shared physical spaces like pools offering a reminder of the collective histories and waters we share.
To watch 'Memory Holder' click: http://www.archive.org/details/MemoryHolder_798
To see more images of early Canberra, visit the ACT Heritage Library: http://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history
