Space and Light and Order

"Space and light and order. These are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep." —Le Corbusier

Grid 2 Process

I was fascinated by the idea of using either a constellation or keys to inspire a unique grid for these pieces. A constellation is in space, made of light, and has order imposed upon it. Whereas keys are evidence of special spaces and order through limitation of access and are required to access buildings like those designed by Le Corbusier.

To link the constellation idea more firmly to Le Corbusier's quote, I consulted a list of constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Of those, the Circinus constellation refers to a drafting compass, which is a tool that an architect would have used when drawing up plans. Also, Circinus includes the famous "Hand of God" pulsar. However, going this route seemed more tenuous than I wanted. At this point I realized I could combine the constellation and key ideas.

Since Villa Fallet was completed in 1905, I considered using images of keys from the early 1900s. However, I decided to use keys I had on hand instead to add more of a personal touch.

I printed out the constellation and placed keys over each of the stars, descending in size from the largest key and largest star. I didn't mess with the placement too much other than avoiding having two keys at the same angle.

Adding a grid line for every straight line on the keys created a bewilderingly complex grid.