Originally published at: https://summerofprotocols.com/research/four-doors
The protocols of sacred memory are carved in stone. Four Doors is an architectural mnemonic—a collection of portals to my research on monastic memory practices. It’s inspired by the Latin inscriptions above the four doors of the seminary-turned-hotel where Summer of Protocols researchers met for our in-person retreat. Medieval monasteries were high-tech “machines for thinking”.…