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Kazuo Shinohara — Geometry Reduced to Plane
Geometry Reduced to Plane
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Structural Atmospheres
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Kazuo Shinohara
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plane; void; proportion

Geometry Reduced to Plane

Kazuo Shinohara — Geometry Reduced to Plane

Form collapses into flatness.

Depth withdraws.

Plane dominates.

What withdraws?

Geometry often implies depth, yet depth recedes here.

Flatness asserts itself.

What continues is form held at the surface.

Structural Concepts

Structural Atmospheres
Atmosphere emerges from underlying structural and material systems.
Geometry
Shape organized through lines, planes, and angles.
Proportion
The relationship of size and measure between parts.
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