Concern. The gap between a shape’s outward form and its underlying topological structure.
Senses. a. non-orientable surfaces (Fortunatus’ Purse) · b. knots, diagrammed and physically indexed
Position on the concrete↔impossible spectrum. Full-spectrum.
Primary texts. Fortunatus’ Purse (Sculpture Center 2007 proposal, the Carroll source, the Pollock-Krasner application) · Tangential Lecture · Sergeant C.M. Battleship
Merges the former candidate fields 15 (Fortunatus’ Purse) and 16 (Knots, Diagrams & Venn Systems). Title from Sergeant C.M. Battleship: “a difference between form and structure”.