HOW TO READ OBJECT CODES

Every object in the CLEAVE OBJECT universe is assigned an Object Code that maps its place in the archive.

An Object Code shows what a thing is, how it is framed, what houses it, what it is about, and where it sits in the wider CLEAVE OBJECT system.

UNBRACKETED codes open the specific object.

BRACKETED segments open all objects sharing that attribute.

OBJECT [AT][AT]: Artifact Type.[BN][BN]: Binary Lens.[CT][CT]: Container Type.[NN][NN]: Container Number.[T###][T###]: Topic Code.[SS][SS]: Sequence / Page / Unit

READING TWO EXAMPLES

Zine Issue 001, CLEAVE — Sight/Insight — Posture

OBJECT 01.01.01.01.T008.00

[AT01] — Zine

[BN01] — Sight/Insight

[CT01] / [NN01] — Zine Issue 001

[T008] — Posture

[SS00] — the object as a whole, not one page within it

The Topics Registry, web page, CLEAVEOBJECT.ART

OBJECT 00.00.04.01.T000.03

[AT00] — Meta Object

[BN00] — No Binary

[CT04] / [NN01] — Website 001

[T000] — Meta

[SS03] — a specific page within the website vessel

ENTER THE ARCHIVE

Try reading the system in motion:

  • Indicates what kind of object it is: zine, poem, prose, visual, sound, video, tangible, meta, or other.

    [AT00] Meta

    [AT01] Zine

    [AT02] Poem

    [AT03] Prose

    [AT04] Web Object

    [AT05] Visual Object

    [AT06] Sound Object

    [AT07] Video Object

    [AT08] Tangible Object

    [AT99] Other Object

  • Indicates which CLEAVE OBJECT binary frames the object, if any.

    Current codes:

    [BN00] No Binary

    [BN01] Sight/Insight

  • Identifies what kind of CLEAVE OBJECT container holds the object.

    Current codes:

    [CT00] Standalone

    [CT01] Zine

    [CT02] Series / Project

    [CT03] Book

    [CT04] Web

  • Identifies the numbered vessel within a given [CT] container.

    Examples:

    [CT01].[NN01] = Zine Issue 001

    [CT04].[NN01] = Website 001

    [CT00].[NN00] = Standalone 000

    [NN] does not mean the same thing by itself; it only makes sense in relation to [CT].

  • [T###] identifies the object’s topic code: the conceptual field it belongs to.

    Examples:

    [T000] Meta

    [T008] Posture

    [T333] Triad

    For the full topic list, browse the Topics Registry ↳

  • [SS] identifies sequence or position within the object.

    Its meaning changes by container type:

    [CT00] → Unit

    [CT01] → Page

    [CT02] → Item

    [CT03] → Chapter

    [CT04] → Page

    Examples:

    [SS00] = the object as a whole

    [SS03] = page 03 / item 03 / unit 03, depending on [CT]