Pascal 
Glissmann

Archive as Method: Radical Records of Nature
Transdisciplinary graduate seminar at The New School. Co-taught with with Selena Kimball. Fall 2024

Field notes, cyanotypes, sound recording, frottage, virtual simulations—the history of observing and documenting nature through creative practice involves manifold methodologies using the senses, specialized instruments, and speculation. Most recently, human behavior–individually and as a global species–is causing radical change to natural systems. This demands an equally radical shift in the way we observe and document nature, and a rethinking of how we might circulate newfound knowledge to inform the conversation and instigate change.
   This 3-volume book is a single-edition publication documenting eight workshops—from archival excavation to typology-making, anthotypes, and planetary diagrams—tracing how students generated “radical records” that rethink how nature is seen, sensed, and circulated. I designed the publication entirely with “materials humans use to archive”—mundane office papers, tapes, folders, and binding elements purchased at Staples. 
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