Monday, 25 March 2013

Blackboard Edit 13/03/2013

Access points for practice -
Opportunity to interact.
Frameworks for interaction (conversation)
Points of interaction.
Dynamic hierarchy

Structures are eternal but never of a fixed state.

Constantly seek new ways as the system necessitates.

Does the idea necessitate collaboration/cooperation?
If so what does it look like? Am I facilitator/architect of structures with varying layers of collaboration/cooperation > Yes

Architect, facilitator & documenter of interaction.

What can Think? What can converse? > All structures.

Do objects (structures) have gender?

Why are some structures less chaotic, more rigid?

Blackboard Edit 11/03/2013

The hierarchy of structures is forever in flux.

The opportunity to interact > realisation of, aware.
 Are there positive and negative interactions > No, it is just perception.
Are all interactions equal > No, but their relationship (status) is dynamic.

Is a hierarchy of structures possible? Are all structures equal and the hierarchy an invention of perception or is it a dynamic system?

Monday, 18 March 2013

Blackboard Edit 08/03/2013


Structures (Systems) - Structures define spaces. We are always within a space defined by one or more structures. It could be physical, linguistic, social, temporal; the list goes on. There are infinitely many structures and therefore infinitely many spaces. It is important to note that structures are not rigid but plastic, they are constantly changing but can never return to a previous state. The boundaries of structures are also variable; in some cases they are permeable and in others non-permeable. The boundaries can change as the plastic qualities would imply. It should also be noted that everything is a structure.

Interaction (Conversation) - Interaction is something that occurs between all structures constantly. All structures are altered in some way by an interaction. When we become aware of this we can decide to interact in a way that changes the other structures in a way we desire. As there are infinitely many structures, it is beyond human capacity to  consciously choose how we alter all other structures. But we can be aware of how we alter some.

Blackboard Edit 07/03/2013

Structures (Systems) - Something that defines a space. Examples would be; the physical architecture of a building, the social hierarchies within a conversation, rule of law, language ...
There are a couple of key points for me; firstly the idea of structure defining space, secondly that structures are not final and can learn/change. They are shifting tectonic plates and therefore constantly redefining space. The spaces defined by structures have room for manoeuvre, for interpretation and translation. It is important to remember that there are two spaces; the internal and external. The boundary can be both permeable and non-permeable. The space is where the interactions occur.