Formless as an Operation

This seminar focuses on the formless as an operation relative to social constructs, parametrics and aesthetics. Geometry is often thought of as a rationale or a structure that secures and grounds things, however the structures of the built environment are an unfolding and indeterminate product. Social constructs can be defined as formless or the "informe," as coined by George Bataille; an operational existence. In expanding one's idea of operating, the use of formless allows us to consider the indeterminate. For our purposes, the indeterminate in exploring context relative to spatial and cultural traditions. Within social and political space, traditions become spatial operators. How can we spatialize and draw traditions, rituals and narratives? We will investigate the means and methods of representation relative to the formless and the built environment. Students develop an archive and original visualizations that utilize multiple mediums and platforms and culminate in a final project a part of an exhibition.