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Since 2008, they have been exploring (with the artist Edo Paulus) what they call “Conditional Design,” an interdisciplinary approach that emphasizes process rather than product. In May 2013, a book—appropriately titled Conditional Design Workbook—containing the manifesto as well as several articles providing a more theoretical background was published by Valiz. Most importantly, however, it acts as a workbook, containing the rules, results and images of the workshops conducted by the members of Conditional Design.
The Designers Guide to Overprojection is the first guide that gives an extensive insight into different possibilities of projecting over another colored surface. How bright is red if it is projected onto a red surface compared to a white one? What happens if you project red onto a green or blue surface? The images you see are based on the principle of combinatorics. Three large posters are hung on the wall, each containing a different shape in a different color. Over the posters, there is a projection with permutations of a fixed set of shapes and colors. The shapes are rectangular, triangular and circular, executed in RGB colors. The permutation in the guide introduces roughly 60 different stages. The subtle effects and changes inspire the visitors to carefully watch how the changes evolve. The film takes about 5 minutes and acts as a type specimen.
The idea of trying to showcase all possible combinations and the sheer endlessness of the permutations are in line with the notions proposed by the writers and mathematicians who belonged to the OuLiPo group. We employ a combinatory approach and use clearly defined guidelines in order to reach a vocabulary through which we speak. As a type specimen, these color fields are not yet contextualized but stand for themselves.
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