New project: Cornerstones montage

My new project will focus on the Cornerstones of buildings (specifically the date of construction), and how they are represented. For example, they may be functional or flamboyant, discreet or eye-catching. Whatever appearance they take on, they serve there purpose of setting the structure in a time period.

Traditionally, the concept of a cornerstone was derived from the first stone set in the construction of a building. This was important because all other stones were set in reference to this stone, and therefore determined the shape and position of the entire structure.

Since then, the cornerstone has become a symbolic stone that had construction dates or the names of individuals who were important in its construction inscribed on it.