Margaret Goldsack BENV2426: Week 1

1. DEGENERATION - Osteoporosis

Bones are the scaffolding of the human body. They are composed of a matrix of calcium salts deposited around protein fibers. In adults, it is in a continuous cycle of breaking down and rebuilding. When the body loses calcium more quickly that it can be replaced, it leads to a loss of bone density. Starting with a more complex network it is interesting to break it down and thereby make something have greater clarity of its structure whilst minimising the support system.

Normal bone structure/Osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis

http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/ayselrose/reviews/90/

Osteoporosis Model

http://tinyurl.com/4o9uxf2

Bone Structure

http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_EKtj9cAkBg/s

References

http://www.spineuniverse.com/anatomy/basic-bone-structure

http://www.osteoporosis.org.au/osteo_osteoporosis.php

2. PARASITIC - Cancer

In contention to degeneration, is an appendage which is caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell growth. One of the most common forms of this is a cancer. These formations are interesting from the aspect of random mutation and multiplication, increasing and changing the original form.

Bone Cells In Culture

http://english.inserm.fr/var/inserm/storage/images/mediatheque/version-%20anglaise/images/science-pictures/bone-cells-in-culture/148477-1-fre-FR/bone-cells-in-culture.jpg

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Breast Cancer Cells

http://topnews.in/usa/files/breast-cancer-cells.jpg

Cancer Cells

http://worldnews99.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/cancer-cells.jpg

Tumor suppressor gene complexed with DNA

http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/511/cancer-cells-more-mortal-previously-thought

3. AFRICAN FRACTALS

It is interesting to note that africans were using fractal geometry in many of their designs, from architecture to material and jewelry patterns. Somehow these have an innate aesthetic to cause them to design in this manner. These patterns are interesting as they follow a simpler form yet can create quite complex and interesting iterations.