MOLT. is a quiet archive of exoskeletons, shed casings, and the strange architecture insects leave behind when they outgrow themselves. Mildly unsettling. Deeply organized.
Enter the ArchiveEach casing is catalogued, measured, and left exactly as it was found — empty, intact, and a little too well-preserved.
A record of how a thing becomes a slightly larger version of itself, one uncomfortable stage at a time.
A seam opens along the back. There is no good way to describe this stage. We've tried several times.
What comes out is soft, pale, and unfinished — a draft of the final thing, still deciding on its shape.
Over several hours, the new exterior sets. This is the only stage that looks remotely peaceful.
The old shell stays exactly where it was — a perfect outline of something that used to be there, and now isn't. That's what we collect.
"It's not the bug we keep. It's the shape it stopped needing."— Field Note, Catalog Entry 0203