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Spatial Construction

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ART–SYS–HAL

Index Code:

ART–SYS–HAL

Orgin:

Bristol, UK

Field Notes:

line as volume · space as structure · void as material

Defining Moment:

Early 1960s — drawing in air; order clarified

Nigel Hall

(

b. 1943

)

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Hall built a world of volume and void.

His steel lines trace geometry through space — architecture drawn in air.

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In his world, emptiness carries form; line becomes sculpture.

Structural Focus

Space as Drawing

Line, frame, or interval organizes space instead of filling it. Structure is articulated through placement rather than mass.

In Nigel Hall’s work, this approach appears where open frameworks define spatial volume.

Position

Space as Drawing

Line, frame, or interval organizes space instead of filling it. Structure is articulated through placement rather than mass.

In Nigel Hall’s work, this approach appears where open frameworks define spatial volume.

Form is governed by rigid rules, limits, and non-negotiable constraints.

Systems of Clarity

Order and coherence arise through disciplined systems and constraints.

Structure holds the work through rules, joins, and controlled relationships between parts.

Proportion organizes coherence through measured intervals, scale, and relation.

Form operates as a site for material, perceptual, and conceptual inquiry.

Form follows engineering logic, social purpose, and material efficiency.

Reduction clarifies form through repetition, scale, and restraint.

Structual Relations

The following practices are connected through shared structural decisions in form, material, and spatial logic.

Geometry as rhythm

Border as light

In Dialogue

Geometry as logic

Weight as structure