Space Tessellations

In the past, we have done research on topics such as "Parquet Deformations in 3D" and "Cellular Space Sequences". Both are based on geometric rules that were later interpreted more freely. The result is astonishing sculptural models in manageable dimensions, which have a special logic of form and aesthetics. Selected works will now be shown in Space Tessellations - Experimenting with Parquet Deformations, an international publication to be published by Birkhäuser in spring 2022. For this artistic project, we will combine both topics to design and build larger sculptures corresponding to our own body size (e.g. in recycled folding cardboard). We will stage the resulting models at a mutually determined location and present them at the end of the semester. An appealing cellular spatial sequence (1) will be designed, initially based on a room-filling protocell. The geometric complexity is not to be created primarily by the number of protocells used, but rather by the qualities of the exterior and interior space: openings, spatial sequences and views, the play of light and shadow, and so on. We use sketches and CAD to design a small cardboard model.

We start with a scale of 1:10, before we start the conversion to 1:1 (own body size). In the course of the process, we will decide whether the life-size model will ultimately lie, hang or stand, and if so, whether it will need a base or internal support structures. We will decide together whether and how to paint or cover the cardboard (possibly weatherproof). Throughout the semester there will be a Zoom lecture series to introduce you to the topic and provide ongoing inspiration. We will decide on the dates at our first meeting.