Exteriority | Outer skin Spatial extension Epidermis veneer |
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ere is a study in surface textures layered horizontally representing the vagaries of time and accommodation. It sort of reminds me of geological rock formation stratification which is sometimes evident at a cutaway roadside. The indecipherable painted advertisements are an appealing component. The entire aggregate is available for viewing and photographing as part of a large construction project in downtown Kansas City, as old structures are removed to make way for the new.
“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.” - Anais Nin
