People usually imagine an aisle as a short distance.
But what if the distance between two people were not measured in metres at all?
What if it were measured in years?
In generations?
In centuries?
And life? It leaves a signature wherever it goes.
If the Centuries Were the Aisle begins with two signals moving independently through time. Their periods differ. Their phases do not agree. For a long while, they appear to belong to separate systems entirely.
And then, gradually, the lines begin to converge.
Based on “If the Centuries Were the Aisle,” an original composition with a deeply personal story written especially for Ab Aeterno by Signal & Post, the card draws upon the physics of oscillation and the rhythm of military cadence to imagine separation not as absence, but as distance still being travelled towards a reunion that ought to have been impossible.
Each wave continues according to its own motion until, at last, two rhythms once divided by time arrive at the same point. When two lives remain oriented towards one another with a common objective, distance need not be the end of the story. Love may yet bring their separate cadences into step.
The Words
If the
CENTURIES
were the aisle,I’d keep on walking...
until your
CADENCE
matched mine.A correspondence card for anyone who has ever felt that the person, place, or life meant for them existed somehow out of reach—yet understood that distance itself need not be a hindrance if two people can still listen for one another’s cadence and, eventually, lock step in time to find each other.
Product Features
Included with Standard Orders: A contrasting blue-grey envelope and crimson Ab Aeterno peel-and-stick wax seal mounted on black grosgrain ribbon.
To keep it as a bookmark: Leave the ribbon intact.
To seal the envelope: Enclose the card and close the flap. Cut the long ribbon just above the seal. The short ribbon below may be trimmed or left to dangle. Peel away the backing and press the seal into place.
Direct-to-Sender Orders: Prepared for posting in a classic kraft envelope.
Dimensions: 5 × 7 inches
Premium Archival Paper: Printed on ultra-premium Mohawk Superfine 324 GSM / 120 lb Cover card stock with a matte finish. Acid-free and pH-neutral, the paper is designed for long-term preservation and resistance to yellowing or degradation over time.
Format: The card is designed to be opened fully, allowing the illustration to be seen as one continuous composition rather than as separate front and interior surfaces. In its expanded form, the image reveals its intended relationship between language, contour and depth.
Interior: Left blank for your own dedication, message or correspondence
Origin: Printed in England
U.S. Shipping: Free shipping within the United States
Care Instructions:
Gently wipe with a soft, clean, dry cloth, moving from the centre outward.
People usually imagine an aisle as a short distance.
But what if the distance between two people were not measured in metres at all?
What if it were measured in years?
In generations?
In centuries?
And life? It leaves a signature wherever it goes.
If the Centuries Were the Aisle begins with two signals moving independently through time. Their periods differ. Their phases do not agree. For a long while, they appear to belong to separate systems entirely.
And then, gradually, the lines begin to converge.
Based on “If the Centuries Were the Aisle,” an original composition with a deeply personal story written especially for Ab Aeterno by Signal & Post, the card draws upon the physics of oscillation and the rhythm of military cadence to imagine separation not as absence, but as distance still being travelled towards a reunion that ought to have been impossible.
Each wave continues according to its own motion until, at last, two rhythms once divided by time arrive at the same point. When two lives remain oriented towards one another with a common objective, distance need not be the end of the story. Love may yet bring their separate cadences into step.
The Words
If the
CENTURIES
were the aisle,I’d keep on walking...
until your
CADENCE
matched mine.A correspondence card for anyone who has ever felt that the person, place, or life meant for them existed somehow out of reach—yet understood that distance itself need not be a hindrance if two people can still listen for one another’s cadence and, eventually, lock step in time to find each other.
Product Features
Included with Standard Orders: A contrasting blue-grey envelope and crimson Ab Aeterno peel-and-stick wax seal mounted on black grosgrain ribbon.
To keep it as a bookmark: Leave the ribbon intact.
To seal the envelope: Enclose the card and close the flap. Cut the long ribbon just above the seal. The short ribbon below may be trimmed or left to dangle. Peel away the backing and press the seal into place.
Direct-to-Sender Orders: Prepared for posting in a classic kraft envelope.
Dimensions: 5 × 7 inches
Premium Archival Paper: Printed on ultra-premium Mohawk Superfine 324 GSM / 120 lb Cover card stock with a matte finish. Acid-free and pH-neutral, the paper is designed for long-term preservation and resistance to yellowing or degradation over time.
Format: The card is designed to be opened fully, allowing the illustration to be seen as one continuous composition rather than as separate front and interior surfaces. In its expanded form, the image reveals its intended relationship between language, contour and depth.
Interior: Left blank for your own dedication, message or correspondence
Origin: Printed in England
U.S. Shipping: Free shipping within the United States
Care Instructions:
Gently wipe with a soft, clean, dry cloth, moving from the centre outward.
