Triggered by a work by Federico Herrero at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 06 / 07 – 2026

This work is not reproduced in this article. The subject of this essay is not the artwork itself, but the process of structural reconstruction that its observation made possible.

Summary

Inspired by a room installation by Federico Herrero at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (06 / 07 – 2026), this essay proposes a different way of writing about art. Rather than interpreting the artwork itself, it reconstructs the cognitive process through which structural understanding gradually emerges. The artwork becomes the catalyst for investigating a broader question: how human beings reconstruct understanding whenever existing structures no longer suffice. This essay introduces the conceptual foundation of the Structural Reconstruction series and the broader research programme on the Science of the Structural Reconstruction of Knowledge.

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