EXACT OBJECT
The physical work itself is photographed and documented as the record.
THE NATURAL STONE ARCHIVE
A permanent record of natural-stone works documented by LITHMORA. Each record belongs to one exact physical object.
A RECORD, NOT A CATALOGUE
A LITHMORA work remains part of the record after it is collected. Its archive entry preserves the relationship between material, form and the exact physical object.
Natural stone cannot be reproduced exactly. The archive exists so that the object does not disappear when it leaves the collection.
ONE STONE · ONE WORK · ONE RECORD.
03 / FEATURED RECORD
DOCUMENTED AS AN INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL WORK
04 / ARCHIVE INDEX
A registry organized by material, sculptural form, year and collection status.
06 / THE ARCHIVE STANDARD
The physical work itself is photographed and documented as the record.
Stone, dimensions, weight and visible material characteristics are retained.
One archive number belongs to one individual physical object.
Collected works remain part of the archive after they leave LITHMORA.
07 / NATURAL VARIATION
Veining, crystalline cavities, inclusions, banding and changes in transparency belong to the stone itself. They are not defects to be standardized away.
A recurring form may return. A related material may return. The exact object will not.
THE OBJECT IS THE RECORD.
THE ARCHIVE CONTINUES
The archive is continuous. New materials, forms and singular works continue to enter the record.