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Hiroshi Sugimoto — Plane as Loop
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Loop becomes structure
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Surface and Reflection
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
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Curves repeat into plane. Loop replaces image. Form emerges from calculation.

Plane as Loop

Hiroshi Sugimoto — Plane as Loop

A continuous surface curves back on itself.

Closure occurs without seam.

Form circulates.

How does closure occur?

A plane is often bounded by edges, yet it curves back on itself.

Continuity closes without seam.

What continues is circulation sustained as form.

Structural Concepts

Surface and Reflection
Surface mediates perception through reflection, depth, and optical effect.
Curve
Bending of line or plane that redirects movement.
Proportion
The relationship of size and measure between parts.
Geometry
Shape organized through lines, planes, and angles.
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