Centrifigural

Monument et Al.

Hyperlapse Chamber


Fall 2022

In collaboration with Yuwei Yang, Natsuko Nozaki, Aotong Yan

Critic Anthony Gagliardi

This project explores the ways in which qualities such as time and weight are inextricably linked to monumentality. Through its dynamic interplay of figures, Centrifigural serves as a formal representation of the progression of time required for an object to be deemed monumental. This was explored through a combination of figure mass, figure void, and figure joint conditions. As a result, solidity and translucency are utilized to create obscurity and blur depth of understanding from the lens of the viewer, evoking a sense of time through puzzling as parts of the whole start to reveal varying figures through layers. These combinations produce its tilted posture and instigate a precarious interaction with the ground, inducing questions of weight and gravity as additional levels of understanding needed to read the project. Additionally, Centrifigural reinterprets the historical function of centering as a fabrication method by transforming its temporary qualities into a permanent structural system that is fully integrated into the design. In this instance, wood mass remains as an integrated element with foam as structural support. With this method, the method of fabrication through centering formwork is now visible in the final product. By exposing the formwork, monumentality is now a celebration of process.

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