Nanopublication — Geometric Forms as Spell-Formulae and Ascending Composition
Claim 2: Geometric Forms as Spell-Formulae and Ascending Composition
The ascending geometric sequence — prism, hexagon, oval — symbolises the abstract formulae of magical spells. These forms are not representations of specific incantations but visual equivalents of spell-language itself: love, eternal youth, transformation rendered as pure geometry. The vertical composition traces the path of spoken magic rising from page to air — each transition marking refinement as raw knowledge becomes focused power, words become effect. The book opens; the formula ascends; the spell releases.
Context
The geometric sequence rising from the open book — faceted prism, hexagonal form, oval disc — does not represent any specific spell. Rather, these forms serve as visual equivalents of incantatory language itself: the abstract structure of magical formulae rendered in ceramic volume.
Spells for love, eternal youth, transformation — each operates through precise arrangement of elements. The geometric progression abstracts this principle: shapes succeeding shapes, each more refined than the last, tracing the path from written formula to released effect. The prism emerges from the page with angular complexity; the hexagon consolidates; the oval achieves smooth resolution at the apex.
The vertical composition enacts what the grimoire [1] enables: ascent from bound knowledge to liberated power. The book opens, the formula rises, the spell releases. This spatial narrative — ground to sky, page to air — is inseparable from the symbolic content. Form and composition together articulate the transformation that magical language claims to perform.
References
[1] Arnaud Quercy (2024). GRIMOIRE — Catalog raisonné. https://arnaudquercy.art/en/catalogue-raisonne/AQC0571.html
[2] Quercy, A. (2024). GRIMOIRE — Artwork Catalog. https://artquamanima.com/en/artworks/2024/01/grimoire_6ea.html
[3] Physical Specifications — AQC0571. https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2025/12/AQC0571-physical-specifications.html
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| Claim type | artistic statement |
|---|---|
| Voice | first person |
| Epistemic status | authorial declaration |
| Methodology | reflective practice |
| Certainty | high |
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