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Research
The Tower of Olim Custos
1 // Awareness of Artifact
Upon arrival on the site there is a presence that calls attention to a moment. The visitors are drawn to this beacon, as their interest is piqued. This is the beginning of relating to this place. The beacon is treated as a translation of the artifact, tracing its profile in the landscape creating awareness.
“Artifacts are a portal to past memories. They are visible scars left behind by our lack of interaction and disassociation of a past that has helped shape our future.”
Upon arrival we have two choices: either connect to our past or remove our body from the artifact and explore the scars left behind by those memories.
2 // Interaction (Assimilation) with the artifact
Entering inside of the artifact the visitors are involved in a relationship that transports themselves. They become aware of the time that has aged this artifact along with the details that allowed it to exist for so long. This past is full of memories, left behind by visible scars on the artifact. In the middle of the artifact resides a vertical opening that serves as a metaphorical timeline that links our past memories with our present.
3 // Disassociation from ground
Zooming back, both in terms of the relation to the past and the ground plane the visitors are allowed to physically remove themselves from the artifact. No longer is the object occupying the same space as their body, they can no longer feel their own presence inside and the impact they can have on that artifact.
4 // Understand artifact relationship with context
As we explore this landscape that surrounds the artifact the visitors search for correlations, relations, and similarities. They now strictly observe what is/was present and try to find logic with the network of the past. Individual views towards landmarks tell a story at a new scale and time. The visitor now builds a physical understanding of the relationship of this artifact to the context not immediately around it. Time is no longer seen only through aging, now as movement as well.
5 // Disassociation from artifact
Inner reflection of the impact these experiences have on a visitor. The visitor will have the moment to focus back on oneself’s relation to the artifact, its place, and all that associate with it from this past network. The relationship each visitor has with this place is sacred to themselves.
6 // Assimilation back to ground
Returning to the ground, is a return back to existing time and movement. Assimilation back, but carrying a new scar.
Upon arrival on the site there is a presence that calls attention to a moment. The visitors are drawn to this beacon, as their interest is piqued. This is the beginning of relating to this place. The beacon is treated as a translation of the artifact, tracing its profile in the landscape creating awareness.
“Artifacts are a portal to past memories. They are visible scars left behind by our lack of interaction and disassociation of a past that has helped shape our future.”
Upon arrival we have two choices: either connect to our past or remove our body from the artifact and explore the scars left behind by those memories.
2 // Interaction (Assimilation) with the artifact
Entering inside of the artifact the visitors are involved in a relationship that transports themselves. They become aware of the time that has aged this artifact along with the details that allowed it to exist for so long. This past is full of memories, left behind by visible scars on the artifact. In the middle of the artifact resides a vertical opening that serves as a metaphorical timeline that links our past memories with our present.
3 // Disassociation from ground
Zooming back, both in terms of the relation to the past and the ground plane the visitors are allowed to physically remove themselves from the artifact. No longer is the object occupying the same space as their body, they can no longer feel their own presence inside and the impact they can have on that artifact.
4 // Understand artifact relationship with context
As we explore this landscape that surrounds the artifact the visitors search for correlations, relations, and similarities. They now strictly observe what is/was present and try to find logic with the network of the past. Individual views towards landmarks tell a story at a new scale and time. The visitor now builds a physical understanding of the relationship of this artifact to the context not immediately around it. Time is no longer seen only through aging, now as movement as well.
5 // Disassociation from artifact
Inner reflection of the impact these experiences have on a visitor. The visitor will have the moment to focus back on oneself’s relation to the artifact, its place, and all that associate with it from this past network. The relationship each visitor has with this place is sacred to themselves.
6 // Assimilation back to ground
Returning to the ground, is a return back to existing time and movement. Assimilation back, but carrying a new scar.