From debris emerges form, representation reproduced

The mold making process and the original form

The dig on the Saline unveiled a large cache of  ceramic debris.  We were fortunate to have gathered enough pieces to reconstruct a complete version of a strange but beautiful vessel .  We still do not know what we have found but have decided to reproduce the form once for every cart we have either removed or mapped.  The method of reproduction is similar to the way in which the original vessel was reproduced; a ceramic process called slip-casting.  Each vessel will be marked with the GPS coordinate of a particular site on the Saline and a line drawing of a cart and will be used as a marker for a large scale map at the upcoming exhibition.

  

The form begins to multiply

                         
                        
                         The Saline presents, form for representation, and reproduction