GCOA field archivist. Eleven years building a supplemental record running parallel to the official archive. Contains materials that would alter the history of three GCOA decisions. Waiting for conditions that have not simultaneously been met in eleven years.
Field archivist. The official record is accurate in the way official records are accurate. The supplemental record — eleven years of systematic field documentation — contains what actually happened alongside what was reported, the informal record alongside the institutional one.
Seventeen materials that would significantly alter the official history of three GCOA decisions in the past eleven years. Waiting for institutional stability, a leadership structure capable of receiving the information without destroying the messenger, and a public framework through which the disclosure can be understood. These conditions have not aligned in eleven years.
Currently in the field at Base Meridian, Antarctic Peninsula. The archivist jacket has been re-lined three times. The data-covenant mark transfers when the jacket is replaced — print version, not embroidery, because the embroidery doesn't transfer.