An embankments objective seeks to hold and maintain water. Similarly, a reinforced steel barrier will hold land for ground excavation; opening the barrier wall for lateral viewing. Does a dam hold back water, or land?
Photographic collage allows focus on specificity. With this method, outlining the evident mechanical components of Eureka Dam, an abandoned embankment, rendered visible functioning relationships. Consequence of land and specificity to tectonics are clear motivators at work. To replicate these aspects of site through a wetland research facility that re-interprets the neglected form was decided. Giving new life to the inoperative.
