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Ernesto Neto
Structural Atmospheres
body as porous environment
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Ernesto Neto

Ernesto Neto

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Neto built a world where sculpture becomes habitat — stretching membranes, scents, and organic forms shaping sensorial architecture.

His works turn touch into spatial logic.

How does bodily immersion shape space here?
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Bodily immersion is typically treated as experiential engagement with environment. In Ernesto Neto’s work, soft, permeable membranes and modular forms function as structural regulators. Scale, tension, and arrangement are determined by how the body interacts with and navigates the space.

Spatial intervals, openings, and support respond to human dimensions, ensuring that movement, orientation, and circulation are structured by bodily presence. Form emerges from the conditions imposed by occupation rather than representational intent.

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