A RELIABLE KIND OF UNCERTAINTY

2015


A series of sculptures that sound out the relationship between geometry and movement in the act of playing.




“A reliable kind of uncertainty”

Vinyl, tiles, wood.
150 x 150 cm.
2015


The basic shapes (square, triangle and circle) used by 3 classic board games are mixed together on a single surface. Chess uses the square in a game that depends on our mental ability to plan a strategy. Backgammon uses the triangle and is a game that mixes strategy with chance, given that it is played with dice. Twister uses circles. The game depends on your physical ability to maintain balance and it is subordinate to chance, since it uses a roulette. These different playing mechanics are shown in the way the elements that correspond to each of the games relate to the grid on the floor.


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A series of sculptures that shown how several objects should move in order to be played with. When filling the space they need to move, the 3 basic forms appear again.



"Jenga"

Wood, marble.
62,5 x 7,5 x 7,5cm.
2015


By filling the space that the wooden pieces would occupy if the game were played perfectly, the marble shows the highest height the structure could reach.




"Slinky"

Plastic, concrete.
70 x 55 x 10cm.
2015


The concrete arch fills the space the slinky would need to be played with.




"Bow"

Acrylic, wooden bow.
100 x 100 x 4 cm.
2015


The blue triangle shows the space that the string of the bow would need in order to throw an arrow.



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"The answer is on the pattern"

Computer generated video.
Variable length.
2015



The answer is on the pattern applies the rules of Conway’s Game of Life to the graphic pattern of the daily crossword puzzle that appears in the newspaper. Conway’s Game of Life is a cellular automation devised by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970. The resulting piece is an animation that changes every day.


Film stills from "The answer is on the pattern"






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"Untitled (balloons)"

Helium filled balloons, metal.
180 x 100 x 90 cm.
2015