OBS-ART-094
Ruth Vollmer — Field as Boundary
Field as Boundary
OBS-ART-094
Spatial Construction
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Ruth Vollmer
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Mesh defines relation. Boundary becomes field. Geometry replaces mass.

Field as Boundary

Ruth Vollmer — Field as Boundary

The field establishes a limit.

Separation occurs without edge.

Boundary remains distributed.

How does separation occur?

Boundaries are typically established through clear edges, but no edge appears.

Separation persists diffusely.

What continues is limit held without enclosure.

Structural Concepts

Spatial Construction
Space is deliberately built through structure, alignment, and enclosure.
Field
A continuous surface or space where elements are distributed.
Boundary
The limit where one form, field, or space meets another.
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