THE CUBE
DUALITIES. Parts//Whole. Solid//Void. Absence//Presence
PRIMITIVE PL AY
The cube is one of the most basic and versatile three-dimensional geometric objects. We can define it mathematically as a whole to understand its scale, position in 3D space, volume, mass, context, etc. The challenge for this project was to explore the dialectic relationships of parts-to-whole and solid + void by dissecting a cube into three equal parts that can be reassembled back into the whole. Without void or waste of material, the cube must be held together by friction alone. The forms of the pieces were discovered through booleans of different scales of both additions and subtractions. The project was fabricated out of a wood block using CNC milling and woodworking saws. A later exploration of the project led way to understanding the cube as an ontological object. How does the cube respond to scale and context and how do humans (or objects) interact with the cube on the interior and exterior? The cube was imagined in new realities through articulation of space, materiality, and form.
UG1 STUDIO SPRING 2016
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
PROF. RENE GRAHAM