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Workshop #2
From Shape to Structure: Modular Geometry and Collective Form
with instructor Dick Esterle
Friday, October 2nd at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
This workshop features “Space Chips,” Dick Esterle’s unique modular system of die-cut components made from recycled materials such as cardboard, cereal boxes, and other paperboard packaging. Participants will examine the geometric principles that underlie three-dimensional form, using triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, and rhombi to construct a series of spatial models.
The workshop will begin with the five Platonic solids and expand into more complex configurations, including the rhombic dodecahedron and rhombic triacontahedron. Spherical and axial counterparts will also be presented as additional frameworks for understanding structure, pattern, and spatial organization.
The final portion of the workshop will shift from guided geometric assembly to collaborative sculptural development. Using the Space Chips system, participants will test form, connection, repetition, and scale while considering how humble recycled materials can serve as tools for structural inquiry, material experimentation, and sculptural thinking.
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