Memoria Technica is owned and operated by Brittany Nicole Cox, also known as Nico. She is an Antiquarian Horologist, which is another way of saying “specialized mechanic”. More specifically, she is a clock- and watchmaker who specializes in the conservation and restoration of antique automata and mechanical music objects.
Her lifelong passion for horology has seen her through nine years in higher education where she earned her WOSTEP, CW21, and SAWTA watchmaking certifications, two clockmaking certifications, and a Masters in the Conservation of Clocks and Related Dynamic Objects from West Dean College, UK. She opened Memoria Technica in 2015. Her original work has been shown at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and she is currently working on a manuscript to be published by Penguin Press.
Experience & Origin
Original Work
Nico’s original work has been exhibited at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.
Curriculum Vitae
People often ask how I acquired my skills. I did not have a road map, but had to forge this path myself by completing nine years of training.
Artist Statement
Nico’s work explores the relationship between time and the sublime with a focus on critically endangered craft practices.
Future
Memoria Technica is much more than a conservation studio. Some day Nico hope’s to open a small working museum and library that hosts lectures, mechanical magic shows, has artists in residence, and teaches classes with a fully operational conservation studio on site. If you’d like to support us in this endeavor, please get in touch.
Check out our store of horological ephemera!