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Functional Pair · Learning Unit 050

Summary

Structure often becomes visible when separate elements are perceived not as isolated objects, but as a related pair. The relationship between them carries the primary visual meaning.

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IFABS Structiography 19. August 202619. August 2026

Formal Contrast · Learning Unit 049

Summary

Structure can become visible when a simple form is set against a complex surrounding field. The contrast does not merely separate two visual zones. It organises perception.

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IFABS Structiography 17. August 2026

Structural Deviation · Learning Unit 048

Summary

Structures often remain unnoticed while their elements conform to an expected pattern. A small deviation can suddenly reveal the relationships that were present all along.

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IFABS Structiography 16. August 202615. August 2026

Structural Fastening · Learning Unit 047

Summary

Large structures often depend on very small points of attachment. This image illustrates how stability can be produced by elements whose importance is disproportionate to their size.

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IFABS Structiography 15. August 2026

Why I’m a Structiographer – Photography as Structural Inquiry

What if photography could reveal not only what things look like, but the relations and conditions through which visible situations come into being?

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IFABS Core, Structiography 15. August 202616. August 2026

Structural Guidance · Learning Unit 046

Summary

Structures do not need activity to reveal their purpose. Sometimes their logic becomes clearest when nothing is happening. This image illustrates how space can guide behaviour before anyone enters it.

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IFABS Structiography 13. August 2026

Competing Codes · Learning Unit 045

Summary

Structures are rarely read through a single code. Formal systems communicate rules, but informal additions often introduce a second layer of meaning. This image shows how an official sign and a small personal symbol can occupy the same surface and produce a structural tension between regulation and appropriation.

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IFABS Structiography 10. August 2026

Structural Recombination · Learning Unit 044

Summary

Functional structures do not always emerge from coordinated design. They can also arise when existing elements are recombined around a new purpose. This image illustrates how arrangement can create coherence between objects that were never intended to belong together.

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IFABS Structiography 3. August 2026

Structural Pressure · Learning Unit 043

Summary

A structure may retain its material elements while losing the condition that makes them functional. This image illustrates how invisible internal pressure can determine whether an object preserves its form, stability and purpose.

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IFABS Structiography 31. July 202631. July 2026

Structural Signalling· STRUCTIOGRAPHY Learning Unit 042

Summary

Structures can remain physically present while temporarily withholding orientation. This image illustrates the difference between an installed control system and the information required to make it effective.

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IFABS Structiography 29. July 2026

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