ART–SYS–SER
Richard Serra
Weight as structure
Weight as structure
Spatial Construction
Weight as structure

Index

noun.

A discovery engine built on structure.
It brings forward artists and works through proportion, perception, and material clarity —
not market, medium, or trend.

It reveals the structure that connects works across disciplines.

In the Atlas

Material as Condition describes practices where outcome is determined by material behavior rather than compositional intent. Weight, density, texture, absorption, and resistance guide form, allowing physical properties to shape structure over image.

ARCH–ATM–ZUM
Peter Zumthor
Color structuring spatial volume
Color structuring spatial volume

Reduction with Atmosphere describes practices that employ minimal means without producing neutrality or detachment. Restraint is used to sustain calm, gravity, or emotional density, allowing affect to emerge through proportion, rhythm, and tone rather than expression.

ART–TIM–OPA
Roman Opalka
Time as Number
Time as Number
Systems of Clarity
Time as Number

Time as Material describes practices where duration, delay, accumulation, or aging is integral to form. The work unfolds gradually, revealing structure through sustained attention rather than immediate presentation.