Presence is a set of therapeutic devices that transforms photos into vivid, multi-sensory experiences, enhancing memory recall.
Anchoring the presence of memories, photos utilize AI to detect objects and environments, relaying information from MAP (Memory Anchor Point) to the two MSE's (Multi Sensory Emitters).
Emitting the presence into memories, we experience them presently through artificial scents, lighting, and sounds derived from photo data.
- MAP, aka, the Memory Anchor Point, scans digital or physical photos and does two things, 1. Sends the blueprint of what kind of senses is to be filtered and used by MSE. 2. Creates the physical repersentation, giving the users a visual cue, derived from the contents of the photo, providing a physical form of memories.
- MSE, aka, Multi Sensory Emitters, takes the blueprint given by MAP, converts the data into lighting, sounds, and scents, recreating the environment of the photo. Two MSE’s will be mounted on two opposite corners of the room for efficient distribution of senses.
- Scent cartridges are essential to mixing and matching different base scents to recreate from the photos given to MAP. VIA smart phone application, the users are able to save memories and be able to go back and experience the memories they want to look back on.
- The experience of being is the presence of one’s memories are essential to making up the person we all are today. Memory preservation is the preservation of one’s self.
We document everything — endless photos, videos, voice notes — but somehow, the moments we care about still slip away. They’re saved, but they’re not really felt.
Presence exists to change how we reconnect with memory. Instead of just showing you a picture, it brings the memory into your space — through light, color, scent, and subtle movement. These are the things that trigger emotion. They ground you in a moment.
By reading cues from your photos — like time of day, dominant tones, or even location — Presence can translate those into something you experience physically. A warm hue. A shift in form. A familiar scent you forgot you missed.
It’s not about nostalgia. It’s about giving memory a form you can sense, quietly, in the background of your life.
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We’re not short on memories. We’re short on ways to truly feel them again.
Every photo we take gets saved somewhere, buried in a sea of files we rarely look back on. Presence is a way to bring those moments forward — not just on a screen, but into the room. It’s about remembering with more than just your eyes.
By linking memories to light, to form, and to color, Presence creates a quiet pause in your day — a kind of ritual — where something personal comes back into focus. It’s not loud. It doesn’t need to be. It sits nearby, waiting. You choose the moment.
As time moves faster and memories get harder to hold onto, Presence helps us stay close to what matters — gently, and without distraction.
It’s not about looking back. It’s about keeping something with you.