Chapter II The Green Ground
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A field study in four movements

What the ground carries

01Light begins in the seam
One-centimetre glass turns a passing ray into a field of small fires.
Facet / incidence
02Green gives gold a horizon
Deep green holds the gold in relief, so the vault reads as depth rather than foil.
Ground / relief
03Figures hold the centre
Frontal spacing makes the sacred order legible before the eye counts detail.
Measure / interval
04Every surface keeps time
Dark mortar stays visible, binding thousands of facets into one measured surface.
Seam / continuity
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