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Mona Hatoum — Shadow as Geometry
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Shadow becomes geometry
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Systems of Clarity
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Shadow sharpens into form. Geometry replaces image. Boundary emerges through light.

Shadow as Geometry

Mona Hatoum — Shadow as Geometry

Projected forms align precisely.

Angles register.

Order stabilizes.

How does order register?

Shadow is often read as incidental, yet projected forms align precisely.

Angles and proportions remain legible.

What continues is geometry carried by shadow.

Structural Concepts

Systems of Clarity
Order and coherence arise through disciplined systems and constraints.
Light
Illumination that reveals, conceals, or reshapes form.
Boundary
The limit where one form, field, or space meets another.
Pattern
Structured repetition of units on surface or in space.
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