Ven Qiu is a memory worker and creative technologist based in the Bay Area, co-parented by Chinese immigrants and the internet. Interested in how technology and institutions mediate cultural memory, they think about what gets recorded, how it is kept, and who gets to see it. Compelled by nostalgia, Qiu researches the affective and ethical aspects of remembering. They draw from their work as a tattooer, archivist, and researcher to explore the textures of memory and new archival practices. Their work most often involves oral history, field recording, body-art, scent, and born-digital media. Qiu also moonlights as a meme admin.