Rules and Combinations :: An Amish Riddle
Steven Mankouche’s studio, An Amish Riddle, is working on the manual mass production of algorithmic derivations. Two or three cuts were made to a scaled 20' x 20' x 40' block, and rules defining the re-arrangment of these pieces resulted in combinations varying (student to student) from 250 – 5000+. This is not just a formal exercise; the process of cutting and re-arranging sets up a doctrine—the resulting forms become the new rule set for the next game, a rule set to be exploited, bent, and broken.
Image 01: thousands of uncut blocks, waiting for the band saw. Image 02: manual mass production.
Image 03: our mindset, our glory, and our downfall—cut blocks waiting for assembly. Images 04-08: week 1 pin-up. (Images 01-03 by Ian Sinclair, images 04-08 by Steven Mankouche, text by Ian Sinclair)
Steven Mankouche’s studio, An Amish Riddle, is working on the manual mass production of algorithmic derivations. Two or three cuts were made to a scaled 20' x 20' x 40' block, and rules defining the re-arrangment of these pieces resulted in combinations varying (student to student) from 250 – 5000+. This is not just a formal exercise; the process of cutting and re-arranging sets up a doctrine—the resulting forms become the new rule set for the next game, a rule set to be exploited, bent, and broken.
Image 01: thousands of uncut blocks, waiting for the band saw. Image 02: manual mass production.
Image 03: our mindset, our glory, and our downfall—cut blocks waiting for assembly. Images 04-08: week 1 pin-up. (Images 01-03 by Ian Sinclair, images 04-08 by Steven Mankouche, text by Ian Sinclair)
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