Silt and Gear
Grit grinds between teeth as a jagged, rusted gear emerges from the calcified spirals of a nautilus shell. The serrated metal clashes against organic curves, blurring the boundary where biology ends and construction begins. These scorched markings suggest a history driven by sudden bursts of motion rather than steady growth. Each layer of sediment pulled away feels less like archaeology and more like unearthing one's own discarded intentions from the heavy stone.