GODDESS ‘ANANKE’

Ananke was often depicted as a serpent or a serpent-like figure, representing the unstoppable and relentless force of fate. In ancient Greece, the people believed that Ananke was the one who guided the lives of mortals, and that no one could escape her influence. She was seen as an unforgiving force, one that would bring pain and suffering to those who tried to resist her. Ananke was often portrayed alongside her consort, Chronos, the god of time. Together, they symbolized the inexorable march of time and the inevitability of fate. They were seen as the ultimate arbiters of destiny, and their influence was felt by all who lived in the ancient world.

Allegory

The people of ancient Greece would often tell allegorical stories about Ananke, using her as a symbol for the unstoppable forces of nature and fate.

One such story tells of a young man who, in his arrogance, believed that he could resist Ananke’s influence and shape his own destiny.

The young man set out on a journey, determined to make his mark on the world. He fought against every obstacle that came his way, believing that his willpower was strong enough to overcome any challenge.

However, as he journeyed on, he began to feel the weight of Ananke’s influence. He saw how the forces of nature and fate conspired against him, and he realized that his willpower was no match for the relentless power of inevitability.

In the end, the young man was forced to accept his fate, and he learned to live his life in harmony with the unstoppable forces that guided his every step.

He came to understand that Ananke was not a cruel goddess, but rather a necessary force that gave his life meaning and purpose.

And so, the people of ancient Greece came to revere Ananke as a symbol of the inevitability of fate, and they learned to embrace her influence in their lives, knowing that her guiding hand would lead them to their ultimate destiny.

Through the use of Artificial Intelligence tools and research, a collection of reference images were compiled in an attempt to understand Ananke’s historical story. Since Ananke was not one of the really well known Greek goddesses, it was relatively difficult to find imagery through research so most imagery was compiled through AI.

The images that were generated through Artificial Intelligence were created by a program called “MidJourney”. The program used user input prompts to create a high resolution image, after the images were created the user would have the option to create further iterations of the images until the user was happy with the produced images.

Majority of the images shown were using rather generalised prompts to allow the AI to have more creative influence when generating the images. When needed the prompts were changed to be more specific if the AI was not fully understanding the demands of the original prompt.

Image 11 through to 13 were the only researched images that I could find. While doing research I found that there were a wide range of visual variants of Ananke based on peoples personal visions, but there were not a many actual historical visions. I chose not to include personal renditions of Ananke because it would be difficult to envision Ananke if the images compiled had to much variations in looks.

Biruta Kresling was a Architect and Researcher in Folded Structures, Kresling discovered a natural folding technique that uses “opposing axial rotational compression” (OriLab). The folding technique created a spiral form that has two different states:

1: A spiral form that acts similarly to a screw

2: An opposed form that results in a net-zero rotation during compression

Through using Kresling’s folding technique, I discovered the interesting design concept of collapsible origami. Through studying Kresling’s design, I came up with some idea’s on how you could use this type of folding technique in design (architectual or installation). I decided from this that I would do some further research into other collapsible designs.