Untitled (Blended Square)
Glass, Bricks, Digital Print, 3D Print, Coding
Dimension Variable
2018
This work is a collection of information on major changes in Thailand and this information is presented as a rectangular shape. Each time a change occurs a new shape is created. The accumulation of these 2-dimensional shapes creates a 3-dimensional form to be used as a physical memorial for these events.
This is done with an aim to create perfect square shape, a symbol of the creation of a new world. This invisible square hypothesising the shape of the new world.
For the observer, it may seem that Thailand does not have a defined plot but I feel there is an existence of one. I look at all the changes that have taken place with a goal to create the perfect shape. Each time they try to create a perfect world they secretly wish to see.
Initially, with this methodology, I had issues with the technical coding to create shapes. I was not able to find the beginning of the shape, and the intersection of the X and Y axis of each point to create the perfect rectangle. I considered changing my approach and starting again but I really still wanted to know what this perfect shape looked like. So I persevered with the information I had using logic to solve this problem.
By seeing the data of each change as the inner area of a square, I was able to proceed. To create a square requires a starting point and an area. The first intercept represented by x and y for day and month is the starting point of the square, and the year of the coup is represented as the total area of the shape. So the square root of the year gives the length of each side of the square.
For example, the 17th of November 1971, or rather the year 2514 in the Thai Buddhist calendar. √2514 = 50.1398, so each side of the square is 50.1398, with the starting point being (17,11).
I used this method to create a square shape over and over again, for every time the change takes place in Thailand.