The Emergence Machine

Positive Space

abstract · Visual Arts · Level 8 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

positive-space emerges from space. It requires matter.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “positive space” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “positive space”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
positive space
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Positive SpaceVisualLightPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPositive SpaceL8StructureL2VisualL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Structure L2 (requires) organization sense
    Understanding structure is essential for grasping positive space
  • Visual L7 (requires)
    A visual form or structure: positive space, created through space and matter.