Buscando el vacío. Reflexiones entre líneas sobre la forma del espacio

Abstract

In this article we will ponder on the essence of form. Morphology studies the logic that lies behind the generation and properties of shapes. When we think, study, or research how modeled forms are shaped, the attention inevitably falls –as an automatic instinct– on the articulation of those syntactic elements that
constitute the creation of matter, of what is solid, visible and tangible. But if we adjust the scale until we match human proportions, leaving that objectified relationship and beginning to explore the shape as a spatiality that can be walked through, designed by and for men, we will realize that the experience itself and the way it is perceived are associated with space, with that void that is left for us to penetrate, to circulate, physically experiencing and transforming it into a place. At this point we suggest a change in our point of view: what if, instead of focusing on shapes as a solid, as a structure and physicality, we place our attention on what is hollow, on the shape of that void that matter itself leaves empty, unoccupied? We propose to change our position in relation to the object we study. As a conceptual exercise, we can observe how our mental location can change the way we view reality and, therefore, our way to modify it through our planning activity.