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[Music] so typically when architects are invited
so typically when architects are invited
so typically when architects are invited to speak in front of audiences there’s
to speak in front of audiences there’s
to speak in front of audiences there’s an expectation that we’re going to talk
an expectation that we’re going to talk
an expectation that we’re going to talk about things that are new some fantastic
about things that are new some fantastic
about things that are new some fantastic new 3d printing technology or the
new 3d printing technology or the
new 3d printing technology or the solution to climate change I’m not gonna
solution to climate change I’m not gonna
solution to climate change I’m not gonna do any of that
do any of that
do any of that I’m gonna talk about something old and
I’m gonna talk about something old and
I’m gonna talk about something old and boring which is philosophy my life kind
boring which is philosophy my life kind
boring which is philosophy my life kind of occurs at the intersection of
of occurs at the intersection of
of occurs at the intersection of architecture technology and philosophy
architecture technology and philosophy
architecture technology and philosophy and architecture is what I do technology
and architecture is what I do technology
and architecture is what I do technology is how I do it
is how I do it
is how I do it but philosophy is why I do it and I
but philosophy is why I do it and I
but philosophy is why I do it and I think oftentimes it’s overlooked in
think oftentimes it’s overlooked in
think oftentimes it’s overlooked in favor of the newness and novelty of the
favor of the newness and novelty of the
favor of the newness and novelty of the technology or the work itself the
technology or the work itself the
technology or the work itself the particular expertise I have in
particular expertise I have in
particular expertise I have in philosophy is aesthetic philosophy which
philosophy is aesthetic philosophy which
philosophy is aesthetic philosophy which is the philosophy of how you relate to
is the philosophy of how you relate to
is the philosophy of how you relate to the world of how you relate to
the world of how you relate to
the world of how you relate to appearances and how you relate to the
appearances and how you relate to the
appearances and how you relate to the realities behind them so in order to
realities behind them so in order to
realities behind them so in order to share with you this one particularly
share with you this one particularly
share with you this one particularly useful idea from aesthetic theory that I
useful idea from aesthetic theory that I
useful idea from aesthetic theory that I I’m going to talk about I need to start
I’m going to talk about I need to start
I’m going to talk about I need to start by telling you a story so I’m gonna take
by telling you a story so I’m gonna take
by telling you a story so I’m gonna take you back to 1980 if you’re having a hard
you back to 1980 if you’re having a hard
you back to 1980 if you’re having a hard time picturing yourself in 1980 you just
time picturing yourself in 1980 you just
time picturing yourself in 1980 you just had less money and more hair so it was
had less money and more hair so it was
had less money and more hair so it was right after the Star Wars movies and I
right after the Star Wars movies and I
right after the Star Wars movies and I desperately wanted to go as c-3po and if
desperately wanted to go as c-3po and if
desperately wanted to go as c-3po and if you don’t know who c-3po is you need to
you don’t know who c-3po is you need to
you don’t know who c-3po is you need to be smacked he’s a gold robot in case you
be smacked he’s a gold robot in case you
be smacked he’s a gold robot in case you don’t know but we were a military family
don’t know but we were a military family
don’t know but we were a military family and we didn’t have a lot of extra money
and we didn’t have a lot of extra money
and we didn’t have a lot of extra money laying around so my family couldn’t buy
laying around so my family couldn’t buy
laying around so my family couldn’t buy the official mask which was plastic but
the official mask which was plastic but
the official mask which was plastic but my mom offered to make an outfit so she
my mom offered to make an outfit so she
my mom offered to make an outfit so she went to the store she bought a bunch of
went to the store she bought a bunch of
went to the store she bought a bunch of gold fabric she bought me some made some
gold fabric she bought me some made some
gold fabric she bought me some made some custom gold pants a gold shirt a kind of
custom gold pants a gold shirt a kind of
custom gold pants a gold shirt a kind of gold hood
gold hood
gold hood a little round thing and then she cut
a little round thing and then she cut
a little round thing and then she cut out the eyes from the hood and cut out a
out the eyes from the hood and cut out a
out the eyes from the hood and cut out a square mouth just like c-3po and I put
square mouth just like c-3po and I put
square mouth just like c-3po and I put on the hood and I was all ready to go
on the hood and I was all ready to go
on the hood and I was all ready to go out with my friends and I realized I
out with my friends and I realized I
out with my friends and I realized I couldn’t see a damn thing she had cut
couldn’t see a damn thing she had cut
couldn’t see a damn thing she had cut the eye holes in a different location
the eye holes in a different location
the eye holes in a different location than my eyes
than my eyes
than my eyes so I went out as well she’s very quick
so I went out as well she’s very quick
so I went out as well she’s very quick thinking on her feet and she just
thinking on her feet and she just
thinking on her feet and she just decided to cut out the whole face since
decided to cut out the whole face since
decided to cut out the whole face since sent me on my way and it worked I’m
sent me on my way and it worked I’m
sent me on my way and it worked I’m walking down the street people like hey
walking down the street people like hey
walking down the street people like hey they’re going to c-3po until we get to
they’re going to c-3po until we get to
they’re going to c-3po until we get to this one house and this woman comes to
this one house and this woman comes to
this one house and this woman comes to the door we say trick-or-treat and she
the door we say trick-or-treat and she
the door we say trick-or-treat and she looks at me and she goes oh you are just
looks at me and she goes oh you are just
looks at me and she goes oh you are just adorable
adorable
adorable are you corn so it hurt it still hurts
but I’m gonna use that tail to tell you
but I’m gonna use that tail to tell you a little bit about aesthetic philosophy
a little bit about aesthetic philosophy
a little bit about aesthetic philosophy and the tale is this that there’s you
and the tale is this that there’s you
and the tale is this that there’s you there’s the world of appearances and
there’s the world of appearances and
there’s the world of appearances and then there’s your assumption of the
then there’s your assumption of the
then there’s your assumption of the reality behind those appearances so the
reality behind those appearances so the
reality behind those appearances so the woman and I both saw the appearances
woman and I both saw the appearances
woman and I both saw the appearances which is little boy in a gold outfit but
which is little boy in a gold outfit but
which is little boy in a gold outfit but we had different assumptions of the
we had different assumptions of the
we had different assumptions of the reality behind those appearances and I’m
reality behind those appearances and I’m
reality behind those appearances and I’m gonna give you a kind of aesthetic
gonna give you a kind of aesthetic
gonna give you a kind of aesthetic philosophers view of the human condition
philosophers view of the human condition
philosophers view of the human condition right here when people have different
right here when people have different
right here when people have different assumptions of reality and they’re more
assumptions of reality and they’re more
assumptions of reality and they’re more or less close when there’s slippage –is
or less close when there’s slippage –is
or less close when there’s slippage –is it almost always comes off as humor so
it almost always comes off as humor so
it almost always comes off as humor so most sitcoms rely on things like oh I
most sitcoms rely on things like oh I
most sitcoms rely on things like oh I finished that beef stew that was the
finished that beef stew that was the
finished that beef stew that was the dog’s food you know some like stupid
dog’s food you know some like stupid
dog’s food you know some like stupid misalignment of little realities and
misalignment of little realities and
misalignment of little realities and it’s it’s it’s a joy this is why we have
it’s it’s it’s a joy this is why we have
it’s it’s it’s a joy this is why we have things like Ted this is the human
things like Ted this is the human
things like Ted this is the human condition that we have different
condition that we have different
condition that we have different perspectives but it becomes problematic
perspectives but it becomes problematic
perspectives but it becomes problematic as your assumptions of reality get
as your assumptions of reality get
as your assumptions of reality get farther apart when assumptions of
farther apart when assumptions of
farther apart when assumptions of reality get a little bit farther apart
reality get a little bit farther apart
reality get a little bit farther apart you get things like bigotry when these
you get things like bigotry when these
you get things like bigotry when these people hear of an assumption of reality
people hear of an assumption of reality
people hear of an assumption of reality and they don’t want to associate with
and they don’t want to associate with
and they don’t want to associate with people over here that have a different
people over here that have a different
people over here that have a different assumption of reality when they get even
assumption of reality when they get even
assumption of reality when they get even farther apart you get things like war
farther apart you get things like war
farther apart you get things like war that these people’s assumption of
that these people’s assumption of
that these people’s assumption of reality is in direct conflict with these
reality is in direct conflict with these
reality is in direct conflict with these people’s assumption of reality and war
people’s assumption of reality and war
people’s assumption of reality and war is when one group tries to impose their
is when one group tries to impose their
is when one group tries to impose their assumption of reality on the other so
assumption of reality on the other so
assumption of reality on the other so this more or less defines the human
this more or less defines the human
this more or less defines the human condition there’s not a lot of things we
condition there’s not a lot of things we
condition there’s not a lot of things we do outside of humor and for but what I’m
do outside of humor and for but what I’m
do outside of humor and for but what I’m interested in in my work and in
interested in in my work and in
interested in in my work and in writing is thinking about realities that
writing is thinking about realities that
writing is thinking about realities that are larger than that distance what
are larger than that distance what
are larger than that distance what happens when you expose people to a
happens when you expose people to a
happens when you expose people to a reality that’s over here another way of
reality that’s over here another way of
reality that’s over here another way of describing that is just say if there’s
describing that is just say if there’s
describing that is just say if there’s let’s say there’s two people arguing one
let’s say there’s two people arguing one
let’s say there’s two people arguing one is saying you deleted emails you take
is saying you deleted emails you take
is saying you deleted emails you take naps you know you kind of know the the
naps you know you kind of know the the
naps you know you kind of know the the political you kind of know how that
political you kind of know how that
political you kind of know how that looks lately but imagine a person here
looks lately but imagine a person here
looks lately but imagine a person here and a person here and they’re having an
and a person here and they’re having an
and a person here and they’re having an argument but all of a sudden you put
argument but all of a sudden you put
argument but all of a sudden you put them in a proximity of a aspect of
them in a proximity of a aspect of
them in a proximity of a aspect of reality that’s much larger than their
reality that’s much larger than their
reality that’s much larger than their little definitions of what’s going on in
little definitions of what’s going on in
little definitions of what’s going on in that larger context their differences
that larger context their differences
that larger context their differences seem smaller and that’s a social idea
seem smaller and that’s a social idea
seem smaller and that’s a social idea but it’s a social idea that comes from
but it’s a social idea that comes from
but it’s a social idea that comes from aesthetics which is unusual so there’s
aesthetics which is unusual so there’s
aesthetics which is unusual so there’s one really great quote that I’d like to
one really great quote that I’d like to
one really great quote that I’d like to read to you we live in a universe whose
read to you we live in a universe whose
read to you we live in a universe whose age we can’t compute surrounded by stars
age we can’t compute surrounded by stars
age we can’t compute surrounded by stars whose distances we don’t altogether know
whose distances we don’t altogether know
whose distances we don’t altogether know filled with matter we can’t identify
filled with matter we can’t identify
filled with matter we can’t identify operating and conformance with physical
operating and conformance with physical
operating and conformance with physical laws whose properties we don’t truly
laws whose properties we don’t truly
laws whose properties we don’t truly understand it’s a quote by Bill Bryson
understand it’s a quote by Bill Bryson
understand it’s a quote by Bill Bryson and it’s hard to have an argument about
and it’s hard to have an argument about
and it’s hard to have an argument about who didn’t put down the toilet seat
who didn’t put down the toilet seat
who didn’t put down the toilet seat after you’ve read that it should put you
after you’ve read that it should put you
after you’ve read that it should put you in a kind of like wow moment right
in a kind of like wow moment right
in a kind of like wow moment right I think architecture historically has
I think architecture historically has
I think architecture historically has had this idea of form follows function
had this idea of form follows function
had this idea of form follows function you’ve heard of it where the building is
you’ve heard of it where the building is
you’ve heard of it where the building is supposed to look like what it does my
supposed to look like what it does my
supposed to look like what it does my interest is that architecture should be
interest is that architecture should be
interest is that architecture should be form follows this form follows vastness
form follows this form follows vastness
form follows this form follows vastness architecture should be an ethical
architecture should be an ethical
architecture should be an ethical reminder of the things which are greater
reminder of the things which are greater
reminder of the things which are greater than us and in doing so make our
than us and in doing so make our
than us and in doing so make our differences seem less apparent I’m not
differences seem less apparent I’m not
differences seem less apparent I’m not saying it’s a solution to all problems
saying it’s a solution to all problems
saying it’s a solution to all problems but I’m saying this is a step in one
but I’m saying this is a step in one
but I’m saying this is a step in one discipline and combined with other steps
discipline and combined with other steps
discipline and combined with other steps in all of your disciplines
in all of your disciplines
in all of your disciplines that’s how differences get made and I’m
that’s how differences get made and I’m
that’s how differences get made and I’m going to show you some very modest
going to show you some very modest
going to show you some very modest examples of this in my work for instance
examples of this in my work for instance
examples of this in my work for instance a store where we wanted to dematerialize
a store where we wanted to dematerialize
a store where we wanted to dematerialize the store and in the sense I want
the store and in the sense I want
the store and in the sense I want architecture to become a perspective
architecture to become a perspective
architecture to become a perspective shifting machine so we wanted to change
shifting machine so we wanted to change
shifting machine so we wanted to change people’s attitudes about what a store
people’s attitudes about what a store
people’s attitudes about what a store would be or what retail would be and we
would be or what retail would be and we
would be or what retail would be and we did this faceted structure that we
did this faceted structure that we
did this faceted structure that we covered with mirrors and this is
covered with mirrors and this is
covered with mirrors and this is actually a terrible photograph of it the
actually a terrible photograph of it the
actually a terrible photograph of it the Vogue magazine photographers spent
Vogue magazine photographers spent
Vogue magazine photographers spent three hours in the store said it was the
three hours in the store said it was the
three hours in the store said it was the most beautiful retail environment she’d
most beautiful retail environment she’d
most beautiful retail environment she’d ever seen but she couldn’t get a single
ever seen but she couldn’t get a single
ever seen but she couldn’t get a single photograph of it because the reflection
photograph of it because the reflection
photograph of it because the reflection was so great so I’m pretty sure I’m
was so great so I’m pretty sure I’m
was so great so I’m pretty sure I’m gonna go down in history is designing
gonna go down in history is designing
gonna go down in history is designing the first Instagram proof room if any of
the first Instagram proof room if any of
the first Instagram proof room if any of you want to lock your kids in it we’ve
you want to lock your kids in it we’ve
you want to lock your kids in it we’ve done this with retail with products
done this with retail with products
done this with retail with products instead of doing this is for a fashion
instead of doing this is for a fashion
instead of doing this is for a fashion company hired us to design this store
company hired us to design this store
company hired us to design this store instead of designing racks of clothing
instead of designing racks of clothing
instead of designing racks of clothing we put them in trees if you look at the
we put them in trees if you look at the
we put them in trees if you look at the orange shirt in the back we scanned a
orange shirt in the back we scanned a
orange shirt in the back we scanned a piece of that shirt blew up the pattern
piece of that shirt blew up the pattern
piece of that shirt blew up the pattern and made this little alcove to the right
and made this little alcove to the right
and made this little alcove to the right where you could walk into this alcove
where you could walk into this alcove
where you could walk into this alcove and see the pattern at a larger scale
and see the pattern at a larger scale
and see the pattern at a larger scale then you could put on oculus rift
then you could put on oculus rift
then you could put on oculus rift headphones and we had a 3d scan of the
headphones and we had a 3d scan of the
headphones and we had a 3d scan of the fabric or you could actually walk across
fabric or you could actually walk across
fabric or you could actually walk across the fabric like a microorganism so
the fabric like a microorganism so
the fabric like a microorganism so you’re looking at fashion at three
you’re looking at fashion at three
you’re looking at fashion at three different scales up in trees at the
different scales up in trees at the
different scales up in trees at the level of pattern at the level of
level of pattern at the level of
level of pattern at the level of bacteria and that’s trying to get
bacteria and that’s trying to get
bacteria and that’s trying to get something as mundane as a shirt to be
something as mundane as a shirt to be
something as mundane as a shirt to be once again mysterious we try to do that
once again mysterious we try to do that
once again mysterious we try to do that with regular found objects we are
with regular found objects we are
with regular found objects we are probably one of the holders of the
probably one of the holders of the
probably one of the holders of the largest digital library in the world of
largest digital library in the world of
largest digital library in the world of just regular objects and we tried to
just regular objects and we tried to
just regular objects and we tried to recombine them in such a way that they
recombine them in such a way that they
recombine them in such a way that they become strange once again so we’ve
become strange once again so we’ve
become strange once again so we’ve started doing these configurations of
started doing these configurations of
started doing these configurations of this language we call kit bashing which
this language we call kit bashing which
this language we call kit bashing which is using not only a couple language to
is using not only a couple language to
is using not only a couple language to design but masses and masses of objects
design but masses and masses of objects
design but masses and masses of objects so this was our competition entry that
so this was our competition entry that
so this was our competition entry that didn’t win didn’t win so don’t worry
didn’t win didn’t win so don’t worry
didn’t win didn’t win so don’t worry it’s not going to be built but it’s the
it’s not going to be built but it’s the
it’s not going to be built but it’s the Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki and to do
Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki and to do
Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki and to do it we used a vast amount of figures in
it we used a vast amount of figures in
it we used a vast amount of figures in really high-resolution and the idea is
really high-resolution and the idea is
really high-resolution and the idea is that there’s millions of different ways
that there’s millions of different ways
that there’s millions of different ways to read this building you might see
to read this building you might see
to read this building you might see different objects than your wife sees
different objects than your wife sees
different objects than your wife sees and come up with an entirely different
and come up with an entirely different
and come up with an entirely different narrative this is a video that just
narrative this is a video that just
narrative this is a video that just shows that elevated platform and it
shows that elevated platform and it
shows that elevated platform and it shows how you can recognize some of
shows how you can recognize some of
shows how you can recognize some of these objects how some of them obscured
these objects how some of them obscured
these objects how some of them obscured but the point is to create not an answer
but the point is to create not an answer
but the point is to create not an answer not me telling you this building
not me telling you this building
not me telling you this building represents a bird but a mystery a
represents a bird but a mystery a
represents a bird but a mystery a mystery that you’re allowed to dive in
mystery that you’re allowed to dive in
mystery that you’re allowed to dive in deeper into we also want to make these
deeper into we also want to make these
deeper into we also want to make these things so part of my work is research
things so part of my work is research
things so part of my work is research and this is a little bit of technology
and this is a little bit of technology
and this is a little bit of technology for you but and my work at Yale I also
for you but and my work at Yale I also
for you but and my work at Yale I also teach some of these techniques and kid
teach some of these techniques and kid
teach some of these techniques and kid bashing and I sent two of my students to
bashing and I sent two of my students to
bashing and I sent two of my students to the middle of Italy to study with master
the middle of Italy to study with master
the middle of Italy to study with master robotic Italian stone carvers and they
robotic Italian stone carvers and they
robotic Italian stone carvers and they programmed this robot on the left to
programmed this robot on the left to
programmed this robot on the left to carve out of solid block of marble this
carve out of solid block of marble this
carve out of solid block of marble this kid bashed language on the right and you
kid bashed language on the right and you
kid bashed language on the right and you can see a little minion in there because
can see a little minion in there because
can see a little minion in there because we literally grabbed random objects that
we literally grabbed random objects that
we literally grabbed random objects that we could find to create these kinds of
we could find to create these kinds of
we could find to create these kinds of structures we don’t want to encode the
structures we don’t want to encode the
structures we don’t want to encode the architecture with something that you’re
architecture with something that you’re
architecture with something that you’re supposed to read if we want you to give
supposed to read if we want you to give
supposed to read if we want you to give you the opportunity we want to give you
you the opportunity we want to give you
you the opportunity we want to give you an invitation to curiosity we did that
an invitation to curiosity we did that
an invitation to curiosity we did that again with this building which the press
again with this building which the press
again with this building which the press named the Khaleesi after Game of Thrones
named the Khaleesi after Game of Thrones
named the Khaleesi after Game of Thrones it’s a little more obscure than c-3po so
it’s a little more obscure than c-3po so
it’s a little more obscure than c-3po so no slapping this time but it was a
no slapping this time but it was a
no slapping this time but it was a building on Central Park South which is
building on Central Park South which is
building on Central Park South which is intended to give something back to the
intended to give something back to the
intended to give something back to the city instead of a tall building being a
city instead of a tall building being a
city instead of a tall building being a tall abstract
tall abstract
tall abstract construction like you see in the
construction like you see in the
construction like you see in the background this was intended to provide
background this was intended to provide
background this was intended to provide people again with this kind of mystery
people again with this kind of mystery
people again with this kind of mystery in the sky that allows them to look at
in the sky that allows them to look at
in the sky that allows them to look at things in different way asks them to
things in different way asks them to
things in different way asks them to understand things in a different way
understand things in a different way
understand things in a different way gets them to take apart their
gets them to take apart their
gets them to take apart their assumptions of what architecture is or
assumptions of what architecture is or
assumptions of what architecture is or even what objects are so this building
even what objects are so this building
even what objects are so this building is unusual in that every piece of the
is unusual in that every piece of the
is unusual in that every piece of the building is made from something we found
building is made from something we found
building is made from something we found online you’ll of course recognize the
online you’ll of course recognize the
online you’ll of course recognize the weight the wings but some of the things
weight the wings but some of the things
weight the wings but some of the things are much more difficult to recognize and
are much more difficult to recognize and
are much more difficult to recognize and in that sense it becomes a little bit of
in that sense it becomes a little bit of
in that sense it becomes a little bit of a puzzle my guess right now is that
a puzzle my guess right now is that
a puzzle my guess right now is that you’re looking at things trying to
you’re looking at things trying to
you’re looking at things trying to imagine what it is you recognize and
imagine what it is you recognize and
imagine what it is you recognize and what it is you don’t we did some
what it is you don’t we did some
what it is you don’t we did some collaborations with Patrick foul-weather
collaborations with Patrick foul-weather
collaborations with Patrick foul-weather who’s a concept design artist to come up
who’s a concept design artist to come up
who’s a concept design artist to come up with the interior perspectives of these
with the interior perspectives of these
with the interior perspectives of these so you see the image of the entrance on
so you see the image of the entrance on
so you see the image of the entrance on the left the grand lobby in the middle
the left the grand lobby in the middle
the left the grand lobby in the middle and the sky lobby which has restaurants
and the sky lobby which has restaurants
and the sky lobby which has restaurants that let out to those large back
that let out to those large back
that let out to those large back balconies which is on the right
balconies which is on the right
balconies which is on the right this trickles down to some of our
this trickles down to some of our
this trickles down to some of our smaller projects like a hotel on the
smaller projects like a hotel on the
smaller projects like a hotel on the Left which uses the same language but
Left which uses the same language but
Left which uses the same language but uses it to appear almost cloud like
uses it to appear almost cloud like
uses it to appear almost cloud like hovering above the city or a residential
hovering above the city or a residential
hovering above the city or a residential building on the right which uses this
building on the right which uses this
building on the right which uses this language of objects in relief which is
language of objects in relief which is
language of objects in relief which is of course less expensive but still
of course less expensive but still
of course less expensive but still allows you the ability to read different
allows you the ability to read different
allows you the ability to read different ideas into it the last project I’m gonna
ideas into it the last project I’m gonna
ideas into it the last project I’m gonna show has to deal with fractals one of
show has to deal with fractals one of
show has to deal with fractals one of the things we’ve been experimenting with
the things we’ve been experimenting with
the things we’ve been experimenting with in the office is trying to find the
in the office is trying to find the
in the office is trying to find the thing we can use that has the most
thing we can use that has the most
thing we can use that has the most possible and fractals are recursive and
possible and fractals are recursive and
possible and fractals are recursive and dense and they take incredible amounts
dense and they take incredible amounts
dense and they take incredible amounts of computer power so we actually had to
of computer power so we actually had to
of computer power so we actually had to design this fractal sponge in one
design this fractal sponge in one
design this fractal sponge in one computer and then we had to use MRI
computer and then we had to use MRI
computer and then we had to use MRI medical technique to scan it to then put
medical technique to scan it to then put
medical technique to scan it to then put it into our architectural software so
it into our architectural software so
it into our architectural software so what you see here are getting scans
what you see here are getting scans
what you see here are getting scans taking over that are these different
taking over that are these different
taking over that are these different layers and then we’re taking aspects of
layers and then we’re taking aspects of
layers and then we’re taking aspects of these layers and using it to design for
these layers and using it to design for
these layers and using it to design for instance this building which is our
instance this building which is our
instance this building which is our national center for innovation and
national center for innovation and
national center for innovation and science in Lithuania it was our design
science in Lithuania it was our design
science in Lithuania it was our design entry for that and out of a hundred and
entry for that and out of a hundred and
entry for that and out of a hundred and forty-four entries ours was the only
forty-four entries ours was the only
forty-four entries ours was the only American entry which was either a
American entry which was either a
American entry which was either a finalist or an honorable mention we
finalist or an honorable mention we
finalist or an honorable mention we received the latter so it won’t we built
received the latter so it won’t we built
received the latter so it won’t we built but it should so you can see the fractal
but it should so you can see the fractal
but it should so you can see the fractal language these things these pieces kind
language these things these pieces kind
language these things these pieces kind of moving around supported by earthworms
of moving around supported by earthworms
of moving around supported by earthworms you see the skin has this other level of
you see the skin has this other level of
you see the skin has this other level of a level of detail and you would get
a level of detail and you would get
a level of detail and you would get closer to the main entrance you see that
closer to the main entrance you see that
closer to the main entrance you see that it’s it’s hidden it’s withdrawn its
it’s it’s hidden it’s withdrawn its
it’s it’s hidden it’s withdrawn its intended to withhold its mysteries and
intended to withhold its mysteries and
intended to withhold its mysteries and ask you to walk in through the door you
ask you to walk in through the door you
ask you to walk in through the door you see the entrance here is very thin and
see the entrance here is very thin and
see the entrance here is very thin and when you look above the entrance you see
when you look above the entrance you see
when you look above the entrance you see a little bit of detail and when you get
a little bit of detail and when you get
a little bit of detail and when you get closer to that detail you see another
closer to that detail you see another
closer to that detail you see another level of detail and it keeps drawing you
level of detail and it keeps drawing you
level of detail and it keeps drawing you in further and further making you
in further and further making you
in further and further making you question your scale relative to this
question your scale relative to this
question your scale relative to this making you question the assumptions of
making you question the assumptions of
making you question the assumptions of how you occupy the world the last image
how you occupy the world the last image
how you occupy the world the last image is of the atrium that you experience
is of the atrium that you experience
is of the atrium that you experience when you walk inside and it uses this
when you walk inside and it uses this
when you walk inside and it uses this fractal language and yet another way
fractal language and yet another way
fractal language and yet another way that stretches it and pulls it and
that stretches it and pulls it and
that stretches it and pulls it and implies senses of motion and aspects of
implies senses of motion and aspects of
implies senses of motion and aspects of science that aren’t literal but are in
science that aren’t literal but are in
science that aren’t literal but are in some way again inviting a type of
some way again inviting a type of
some way again inviting a type of curiosity that once you wants to make
curiosity that once you wants to make
curiosity that once you wants to make you learn more once to destabilize your
you learn more once to destabilize your
you learn more once to destabilize your assumptions of reality now you guys have
assumptions of reality now you guys have
assumptions of reality now you guys have been very patient and very good and I
been very patient and very good and I
been very patient and very good and I know you wanted to see lots of really
know you wanted to see lots of really
know you wanted to see lots of really great 3d printing and stuff and I made
great 3d printing and stuff and I made
great 3d printing and stuff and I made you listen to philosophy but I’m gonna
you listen to philosophy but I’m gonna
you listen to philosophy but I’m gonna offer you all one thing to hopefully
offer you all one thing to hopefully
offer you all one thing to hopefully make up for it a little bit if any of
make up for it a little bit if any of
make up for it a little bit if any of you would like to go as corn for
you would like to go as corn for
you would like to go as corn for Halloween my mom is over there in the
Halloween my mom is over there in the
Halloween my mom is over there in the 6th row and she brought her sewing
6th row and she brought her sewing
6th row and she brought her sewing supplies thank you
supplies thank you
supplies thank you [Applause]
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