The ramp’s form is reconstructed as a tactile, touch-based model that transmits vibrations like those caused by the ancient crowds, animals, and carriages. It is ringed with a frieze of braille.
Reconstruction of Acropolis Ramp, translating the aesthetics of crowds and movement into vibro-tactile signals.
Photograph of “Panatheanic” Frieze from Parthenon
Reconstruction of the Acropolis ramp by Manolis Korres.
David Gissen
Reconstruction of the Acropolis Ramp
Wood model with braille and audio elements, 2021