Atlas of Erosive Potentialities
Erosion is commonly defined as a natural process whereby an entity is being eroded by wind, water or other natural agents. In the context of the Anthropocene, however, erosion is hardly a “natural” phenomenon; instead, it is the product of anthropogenic activities. This thesis defines erosion as the gradual removal of the man-made, permitting the resurgence of the non-human within the built environment; it argues that the built environment is full of erosive potentialities—objects, systems, and moments, which bear a capacity for erosion as a means to transform place in the face of surging seas.
Each chapter tells the psychogeography of a person living in a particular time as a way to illuminate the layers of historical processes, which have led to the climate crisis as experienced today. The objective is to explore the relationship between narrative and design; and then, between narrative and mapping.
