Under Pressure, Something Remains

Core Archive is a digital art series by Denis Leclerc, exploring compression, buried presence, and the silent weight of memory.

Each piece acts as a fragment—not a complete image nor a narrative—but rather as a residue, a trace of something unseen yet lingering beneath the surface.

Through dense, layered compositions, the series suggests the pressures that shape both matter and memory. Forms are partially revealed, partially hidden. Textures evoke sediment, scar tissue, or fossil-like remnants—visual records of internal forces.

These works are not about recollection. They are compressions, preserving not the content of memory, but its pressure and residue.

Memory does not unfold here. It compresses.

This series connects with my broader exploration of digital abstraction and visual memory. It relates to previous projects such as Liminal Drift, while delving deeper into themes of compression and hidden tension. Collectors or curators interested in these works can get in touch here.

For further reading on abstraction in contemporary art, you can visit Tate’s overview of abstract art.