I have spent the past two and a half weeks producing drawings and diagrams of the aforementioned physical model.  Beyond simply representing the model, I wanted these drawings to express two core ideas: the formal language of tangency that emerged withing the ordering system of my physical model; and the idea of differential scalar perception (mentioned briefly in the previous post).

As an extension of the physical model, I produced a three-dimensional pointcloud to represent a field significantly larger than was physically practical.  The points are derived from surfaces which closely resemble the individual formal bodies of each vertical cluster (see boards below for further graphic explanation).  The intended result is to subvert the perception of the system as an object, which seemed to be unavoidable within the 18″x18″x18″ limit.  As such, the field is imbued with a new reading as a landscape and  identifyable clusters aquire a geological dimension relating to the aggrigation of the unit. (See Image Below)

Returning to the idea of differential scalar perception, the views represented above are analogous to certain views of the physical model in terms of their formal reading.  More specifically, the first image is similar to one of the macro shots of the model, where connections and individual units are highly legible, but the overall system is quite abstract.  Conversely, in the image above, the unit (and perhaps even the cluster) are less important and the overall system is no longer understood as individual units, but rather as a unified surface or landscape.  Intermittent views expose various aspects of the system at both local and global levels.

The full presentation boards for the project are included below (click to enlarge).