What can be learned or remembered if we are consciously aware of actions that we take for granted?

Procedural Memory, or Muscle Memory, is defined as “the type of implicit memory that enables us to carry out commonly learned tasks without consciously thinking about them.” Infants learning to crawl and then walk utilize muscle memory to train their legs so that later, as adults, the mechanics of walking is an unconscious process.

In Manual for Muscle Memory I explore memories associated with a common activity. These simple gestures used almost daily are not specific to a person, place or time; however, the reenactment of this series of gestures recalls a specific activity shared with my grandfather during a particular period in my life. These movements allow a link between a physical activity and episodic memory.