Tracing the Wash: Material Deposits and Tangled Histories

The river as an archivist. The shoreline is littered with the 'detritus of industry'—rusted chains and synthetic fibers. These aren't just trash; they are part of the new 'techno-fossil' layer of the Thames. I am mapping the way these materials get caught in the silt.

Micro-landscapes. There is a specific geology to the Thames shore: a mix of natural flint, Victorian brick rubble, and industrial slag. I’m cataloging these textures to understand the site’s past lives as a place of construction and waste.

Tactile Research. This stone is a record of water energy. The pockmarks and smoothed edges tell a story of constant tidal friction. In landscape architecture, we often think of stone as static, but here, it is a fluid participant.