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Ann Hamilton — Boundary as Field
Boundary as Field
OBS-ART-180
Structural Atmospheres
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Ann Hamilton
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Surface is pulled into relation. Volume is defined without enclosure. Boundaries remain legible while space stays open.

Boundary as Field

Ann Hamilton — Boundary as Field

The boundary extends across the surface.

It does not close.

Limit becomes condition.

What doesn’t close?

A boundary appears, but it never encloses.

It extends across the surface without resolving into edge.

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What continues is limit held as condition rather than border.

Structural Concepts

Structural Atmospheres
Atmosphere emerges from underlying structural and material systems.
Boundary
The limit where one form, field, or space meets another.
Field
A continuous surface or space where elements are distributed.
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