Department of Peripheral Ecology

Archive of Peripheral Presence

A long-term study into an unconfirmed presence.

Maintained by the Department of Peripheral Ecology.

Confirmed sightings 0
Unconfirmed observations 128
Physical evidence Under review

The Department documents recurring observations, environmental anomalies and reported forms of presence that cannot currently be assigned to known ecological sources. Records remain unclassified until sufficient comparative material is available.

We are not trying to prove that it exists. We are trying to become the kind of observers who would notice if it did.— from the Department's founding notes
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Handwritten index card fixed to the window with a tuft of dark fibre, reading: A trace is not evidence of presence. Absence of a trace is not evidence of absence. 06.10.26 / Vienna.
FN-114October 6, 2026 — Observation Window, Exterior

Exterior observation surface

Unclassified surface traces recorded during the final observation period.

Interior of the test enclosure: a branch figure on a cardboard box with two eyes, a knotted rope hanging from the ceiling, a white figure on a plinth beside a radiator, and bedding on the floor.
FN-113October 6, 2026 — Test Enclosure

Test enclosure during active observation

No direct interaction documented at time of recording.

FN-112September 14, 2026 — Rail Overpass, North Approach

Movement logged on a resident's doorbell camera, 03:47 am

Footage inconclusive due to distance and lighting. Request submitted for the original file.

FN-111September 11, 2026 — Site 04

No activity recorded

Camera checked and reset. Nothing logged during the observation window.

Selected material — field recordings, physical specimens, and archive documents — is available for viewing by appointment during the installation's final days.

Status By request
Next window 7 October, 13:00–15:00
Location Culture Clubhouse, Burggasse 72, 1070 Wien

The archive is maintained through independent public support. Publications, field guides and research materials contribute directly to the continuation of the project.