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laser cut 5mm ply, paracord, stainless steel climbing carabiners
dimensions: approx. 36” x 36” x 24”
laser cut 5mm ply, paracord, stainless steel carabiners
dimensions: approx. 36” x 36” x 24”
nesting 01-03 are biomimetic forms derived from paper wasp nests. wasp nests are emergent structures composed of relatively simple repeating forms that conglomerate to produce more complex wholes. nesting questions whether humanity alone is capable of producing what we consider architecture - and by so doing, rewrites heirarchical narratives prioritizing human intelligence over the intelligence of nonhuman organisms and systems. nonhuman intelligence’s ways of being subtly shift material reality on physical and temporal scales imperceptible to humans, going unrecognized as manifestations of intelligence.
nesting was created through hand-drafting five and six sided gently sloping cellular lofted forms, with minimal living hinge scoring along fold edges of unrolled cell forms. due to the extensive use of living hinge scoring and the subtle ‘give’ afforded by the somewhat malleable natural fibers pressed into 5mm plywood sheets, the overall structure is springy and flexible, gently finding a resting point when picked up, transported, and suspended from the ceiling. the woven paracord netting around the exterior edges offers a secure tethering of the attached cells to the suspension point, a stainless steel climbing carabiner.
for more discourse on this topic, see James Bridle’s Ways of Being, and Merlin Sheldrake’s Entangled Life.