Extractive Archipelago

Extractive Archipelago begins with a single plant — Rumex Crispus, the Curly Dock native to Vinalhaven Island, Maine. Through mapping the island's ecology, habitats, and quarrying history, the project proposes a Climate Resilience Memorial Park at Barton's Quarry: a 51km triathlon route threading swimming paths, biking trails, and running circuits across the island's landscape, connecting quarry nodes and coastal edges. At the center is the quarry itself — transformed into a memorial chamber open to the sky, where stone walls rise from dark water and the eagle's presence marks the harmony between extraction and return.

01 — Vinalhaven — ecological map 1, plant and species distribution

02 — Vinalhaven — ecological map 2, natural systems

03 — Vinalhaven — ecological map 3, existing condition

04 — Vinalhaven — climate resilience memorial park, bald eagle nesting

05 — Vinalhaven — triathlon master plan, swimming / biking / running paths

06 — Node 03 — causeway approach across the quarry pond

07 — Node 06 — earthwork berm and pedestrian path

08 — Node 05 — woodland path through the regrown quarry

09 — Node 01 — quarry edge and water's surface

10 — Node 04 — ridge path with distant horizon

11 — Node 11 — curved overlook through the spruce stand

12 — Orthographic watercolor — memorial stone in the clearing

13 — Site section — front, the buried memorial chamber

14 — Site section — left, hillside approach into the chamber

15 — Site section — right, chamber meets the water's edge

16 — Landscape section 01 — wooded knoll profile

17 — Landscape section 02 — ridge line through the spruce stand