Speirein

for Time, Space, Existence

Speirein, created specifically for Time, Space, Existence, a satellite exhibition to the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale, blends the beauty and infinite gesture of mathematics while simultaneously remaining grounded in the natural world and how the natural world comes into physical existence. Conceived as a spherical sculpture, composed of packed conical elements, approximately 430cm in diameter and 430cm high, Speirein invites visitors to interact with the structure, their views of the surrounding environment constantly shifting and framed by a complex interplay of overlapping light and shadow, immersing viewers in an interpenetrative world of dynamic form. The title, Speirein, meaning to sow, derives from the root of the Greek word for spore, spora, a reproductive unit capable of giving rise to new individual units without sexual fusion, a self-contained creative force, spontaneously generating new life, generating new knowledge and excitement through the intersection of each unique Voronoi type cell and their seeds.