ABSTRACT
This presentation In·ter·tex·ture at the Transportable Environments 2004 conference in Toronto, consisted of a three-part performance demonstrating the physical manipulation of geometric forms through space and time. Diente’s kinetic sculptures became Ptolemaic puppets as Knudson’s hands and body moved. She kneaded the contraptions from hyperboloid to tauroid, or pulled against a tensile fabric, and she challenged the audience to follow in the act of discovery. The quotation from Manuel De Landa above informed their collaboration in which they weaved together lightweight structures and movement. Geometry and movement were integral to Diente and Knudson’s project and they took references from the exercises of master alchemists like structural engineer Frei Otto, inventor Chuck Hoberman and modern dance choreographer Alwin Nikolais.
