The strata series explores the different types of technologies humans have used to store knowledge. From mnemonic devices tied to the landscape to books and now smartphones, humans have always used devices to contain important knowledge of the world around us.
Strata XVII was completed in 2022 and measures 3”x7”x3”
Interactive art
This book is a rebound non-adhesive cord binding of an english thesaurus with a single cord headband. Cords are riveted onto oak covers. The edges of the book are hand torn and painted with gouache to mimic strata layers. It is housed in a handmade clamshell box with a fossilized mussel I collected on the beach as a child with my mother.