UNI
DESCRIPTIVE DESIGN – UNI
UNI is a sculptural exploration of forces, space, and continuity. The work investigates the synergies between mass and the void beneath it, embodying both confinement (a fortress) and openness (an atrium). The upper mass creates shelter and evokes the sacred, while the anchored points below organize the space into gateways. The angular edges blur the threshold between interior and exterior, generating spatial ambiguity.
Formally, UNI resonates with the morphology of a sea urchin, its pinnacles projecting in multiple directions and converging structural forces toward a central elevated point. The sculpture emerges from a geometric system of squares and partitions, expanded outward to create three prominent horns. These spatial manipulations result in a tridimensional system that balances implosion and explosion, becoming both a spatial generator and a landmark.
As a mathematical system, UNI emerges from diagrammatic reasoning. Four initial points (a, b, c, d) define a bi-dimensional square. Within this frame, a secondary subsystem of hypothetical squared masses (A, B, C) is imposed, generating three new internal partitions and an eccentric center where all structural forces converge.
From this base, two geometric operations are developed:
Superior operation: the outer boundary extends from a/b/c/d to a’/b’/c’/d’. This extension allows the outward projection and slippage of the superior masses (A/B/C → A’/B’/C’), producing three horns or pinnacles that give the sculpture its tri-cornial morphology.
Inferior operation: the three anchoring points are elongated outward, projecting the landing system and elevating the center of gravity toward the middle of the composition.
Through these methodological manipulations, UNI achieves a tridimensional system in which all forces and components converge, balancing implosion and explosion while articulating spatial continuity.
