The cultural palimpsest in perspective

This exhibition explored the concept of the city as a multilayered cultural palimpsest by focusing on the historical Paul Revere House, the history of the North End, and the figure of Paul Revere himself. By zooming in through the different layers of a city, from its big picture to the level of the particular individuals that inhabit them, this project aimed to bring forth the concept of a city as a constantly evolving network of elements that together give rise to sociocultural life across time. Our analysis could probably continue zooming in on the city ad infinitum, but hopefully this exhibition managed to introduce the idea that none of these elements should be analyzed in a vacuum, but rather as part of a larger set of urban elements, tied to each other's nature inherently and irrevocably.