Invisible ground
An Ode to the Underworld
Academic / University of Pennsylvania / Spring 2021 / S. Burkholder, F. Nixon / LARP 501
Using analog surveying methods a section and plan is produced, showing the existing conditions.
An unparalleled world beneath our feet
We experience the world in a horizontal way and mostly in the visible layer. However, there is an unparalleled world beneath our feet with strange and beautiful denizens. This garden sets out to highlight and display the characters of the underworld specific to the Wissahickon Formation bedrock region.
As the visitors descend into the invisible layer of the earth they eventually begin to walk on Wissahickon schist, the naturally occurring bedrock from this region. The stairs also mimic the color and texture of the local soil profile.
