Surface: boundary conditions, spatial interactions, and occupying time

Abstract

Abstract As science and technology continue to accelerate and change our society, disciplinary core beliefs are also changing, leading to an erosion of the boundaries between exterior and interior and a diminishing of the distinction between object and subject. In this technology driven era, where interiors are exclusively conceived and produced digitally, surfaces have gained a particularly prominent role. This is attributed to the fact that surfaces are more conducive to the formation process and are responsive to a variety of production methods from folding to segmentation to inscription. Inscribed, ornamented and textured surfaces make immediate connection with the senses, leaving the subject unclear about where the body ends and exterior elements begin. In the graduate level studio described here, the study of surfaces and boundary conditions was employed as a medium to investigate material potentialities as well as to explore the erosion of the disciplinary-specific binary oppositions. The purpose of the studio was to seek novel approaches and possibilities for new interiorities that are defined by data, fields and interactions.