Stratification is a system which, but means of 2-D , add on elements, conveys a multilayered complexity that allows narrative (memorative) or formal subject matter to become operative simultaneously. This is the principle of layering. Also: to cover and make.
It has a lot of meaning in the field of archeology, which I found particularly interesting:
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identification of the context of each find is vital in enabling
the archaeologist to draw conclusions about the site and about the nature and
date of its occupation. It is the archaeologist's role to attempt to discover
what contexts exist and how they came to be
created. Archaeological stratification or sequence is the dynamic superimposition
of single units of stratigraphy, or contexts.
Contexts are
single events or actions that leave discrete, detectable traces in the
archaeological sequence or stratigraphy. They can be deposits (such as the
back-fill of a ditch), structures (such as walls), or "zero thickness
surfaciques," better known as "cuts." Cuts represent actions that remove
other solid contexts such as fills, deposits, and walls. An example would be a
ditch "cut" through earlier deposits. Stratigraphic relationships are
the relationships created between contexts in time, representing the
chronological order they were created. One example would be a ditch and the
back-fill of said ditch. The temporal relationship of "the fill"
context to the ditch "cut" context is such that "the fill"
occurred later in the sequence; you have to dig a ditch before you can
back-fill it. A relationship that is later in the sequence is sometimes
referred to as "higher" in the sequence, and a relationship that is
earlier, "lower," though this does not refer necessarily to the
physical location of the context. It is more useful to think of "higher"
as it relates to the context's position in a Harris matrix,
a two-dimensional representation of a site's formation in space and time.
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| example Harris matrix |
Carlo Scarpa uses this idea in his concept of site. I want to explore this architecturally.
+ today I interpreted my plaster casts (from the last post) by montaging photos of them with the original photographs, printing them and re-modeling them
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| Sherbourne St House |
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| High St |
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