Stratigraphical recall: An auto-archaeological interpretation of artistic fieldwork

ABSTRACT

This article introduces the subject of interpreting experiences in multiple contexts over time as a reflective research problem for practice-based artistic research. The innovative approach taken to give overview and make sense of the activity borrows a stratigraphical data-recording method as used in archaeological excavation recording. The article presents the production of a reference artefact is presented that uses a graphical programming language called DOT, manual printouts of the visualization and hand-drawn annotations. An account of the documenting and charting follows, presenting the process involved.

KEYWORDS:

• artistic fieldwork
• digital media
• stratigraphy
• event visualization
• narrative
• auto-archaeology