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MANUEL SECHI
Systems of Residual Identity
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The Beaulieu Matrix
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MANUEL SECHI
Systems of Residual Identity
Treated
The Beaulieu Matrix
The Human Residue
Urban Specimens
A Token of Devotion
Posted
Prototypes
Calculated Identities
Expired Passwords
Boundary Conditions
Bang
Logbook
Acquisitions
Distribution Network
Research Profile
Contact
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Systems of Residual Identity
Treated
The Beaulieu Matrix
The Human Residue
Urban Specimens
A Token of Devotion
Posted
Prototypes
Calculated Identities
Expired Passwords
Boundary Conditions
Bang
Logbook
Acquisitions
Distribution Network
Research Profile
Contact
  • A survey of vertical limits

    This project maps the city by splitting every photograph exactly in half using a rigid framing rule. A building or wall is placed directly in front of the lens to act as a solid barrier, dividing the frame into a massive, flat block and a tiny sliver of leftover urban space.

    Because of this strict subtraction, the architecture stops looking like a three-dimensional building. It works purely as a giant blind spot that destroys any sense of depth, isolating whatever small visual detail remains visible at the edge.

    Repeating this blocking technique across a serial sequence turns the landscape into a row of closed barriers. The contrast between the solid, unreadable wall and the tiny remaining fragment forces the viewer's eye to inspect only the small piece of spatial data that managed to survive the cut.

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Data Archive © 2026 Manuel Sechi. Independent Visual Research. Unauthorized Extraction Strictly Prohibited.