The notion that history repeats itself may be a cautionary aphorism. These days I wonder if it is a fact. Antediluvian, as the name indicates, relates to that which occurred before the biblical flood. So anything antediluvian is ancient. But what if the flood has yet to happen? What if we are living today as antediluvians? That would make the world we live in both contemporary and ancient at the same time. This complicated duality puts us in an ontological bind, if not a chronological one. On some level this may explain the anxiety we feel as citizens of the world. Apprehensively watching as buildings sprout faster and taller at the water’s edge.

This portfolio is an exploration of structures in the context of their impermanence. It is in part an examination into the agency of such structures given their potential outcome. I wanted to explore this idea using text and image while also opening a window onto my creative process. This portfolio as a whole is a work in and of itself, much like a painting or a sculpture. All of the images contained within interrelate to form a flowing topology.