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Tensegrity: Depolarized Orientation of Tensegrity-Octahedron Universal Joint:
“In 1948 Kenneth Snelson showed me a sculptural construct embodying a cantilevered strut of octahedra, accomplished with tensegrity applied to the mechanics’ universal joint octahedra, reoriented from their shaft axes to a parallel plane alignment. Though Snelson thought of this only as a unique art form and was apprehensive to my aversion to artistic exploitation of energetic geometry (I have shunned the daily recurrent opportunities to exploit the energetic-synergetic geometry either as toys or objets d’art), he was eager for me to witness his discovery of a novel and exciting structure. His depolarized orientation of the tensegrity-octahedron universal joint catalyzed my comprehensive integration of the whole hierarchy of mathematical interrelationships of my tensegrity structures with my energetic-synergetic geometry and its multi-dimensional, multi-axial symmetry.”
Cite “Tensegrity,” PORTFOLIO + ART NEWS, p. 121, Dec. '61
