Philadelphia is Layered Like A Collage

Phoebe Webster & Jack Stewart-Castner with roundhouse platform

A densely layered chronicle of the city gridded, then infinitely interrupted, Philadelphia Is Layered Like A Collage explores the boundless sources of repetition and difference in the City of Brotherly Love. The dynamism of the city is traced across layers, from the base layer of historical survey maps, planning commission grids, and housing association photo-catalogs, to virtual walkthroughs of domestic interiors via real estate databases and screen captures in Google Streetview. Manifesting in an immersive and interactive installation, the event represents layers of the city superimposed on an array of screens while cycling through multiple formats—projected in maps, photos, and videos.

Philadelphia Is Layered Like A Collage, was part of the exhibition Public Programming: City Smiles and held by Roundhouse Platform at Texas Tech University College of Architecture. All visuals were sourced, sampled and remixed by Phoebe Webster & Jack Stewart-Castner in association with Roundhouse Platform.