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Philippe Braquenier
PALIMPSEST
noun pa-limp-sest \ pa-l m(p)- sest, p - lim(p)-\

: a very old document on which the original writing has been effaced and replaced with newer writing
: something that has changed over time and shows evidence of that change

The natural foundations of our memory are slowly collapsing. Remembering as a basic human activity is turning into an underrated exercise. This is because more and more information is externalized on portable devices, hard drives and online cloud services. Mankind’s burgeoning desire is to rescue every bit of information from obscurity and …