lynn maharas
tread erosion
sculpting spatial systems

concept

tread erosion
remaps the system of natural flow
created by human traffic through
interactive sculpture

motivation

design questions

how do you map the invisible?

how do our movements effect our
environments?

can additive patterns of flow
be revealed through
sculpture?

theory

heidegger
The Question Concerning Technology

“Enframing is the way in which the real
reveals itself”
heidegger
The Question Concerning Technology

heidegger
The Question Concerning Technology

“...in the mode of ordering....”
heidegger
The Question Concerning Technology

how it works

“…had a tendency to change with everyone who stepped onto it, as if it
formed a figure about him that, clearly, had nothing to do with the
square as he saw it…”.
benjamin

“…had a tendency to change with everyone who stepped onto it, as if it
formed a figure about him that, clearly, had nothing to do with the
square as he saw it…”.
benjamin

“…had a tendency to change with everyone who stepped onto it, as if it
formed a figure about him that, clearly, had nothing to do with the
square as he saw it…”.
benjamin

benjamin
Hashish in Marseilles

benjamin
Hashish in Marseilles

benjamin
Hashish in Marseilles

benjamin
Hashish in Marseilles

max analysis

dirk helbing
physicist / sociologist @
The Swiss Institute of Technology

# of paths = (# of users) x (time for weather to erode path)
users visibility
dirk helbing
physicist / sociologist @
The Swiss Institute of Technology

dirk helbing
physicist / sociologist @
The Swiss Institute of Technology

max output

sketchup interpolation

sketchup interpolation

style board

style board

Daniel Ashram
\"Untitled (Project for Dior)\" 2005
style board

style board

Daniel Ashram
\"Wall Erosion (Passage)\" 2008
style board

gallery installation

gallery installation

gallery installation

gallery installation

gallery installation

feedback

questions / comments?
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other precedents?
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thank you