From here one may imagine a combinatorial field composed of three homologous triads:
{structural painting, ornamental painting, decorative painting}
{structural building element, ornamental building element, decorative building element}
{structural literary geometry, ornamental literary geometry, decorative literary geometry}
Permuting these sets yields 362,880 possible configurations—an index not of exhaustive categorization but of the structural promiscuity inherent to these domains.
Techniques / Speculative Operations
Technique 1
Hang a tapestry the size of a non-load-bearing wall.
Remove the wall behind it.
Let the tapestry serve as the new spatial division.
Technique 2
Hang an unstretched painting over a load-bearing wall.
Cut a doorway behind the painting.
Use the painting to modulate temperature or airflow.
Technique 3
Lift a rug from the floor.
Hang it before a non-load-bearing wall.
Remove the wall behind it; use the rug-as-tapestry to conceal.
Technique 4
Hang a rug on a load-bearing wall.
Cut a doorway behind it.
Deploy the hybrid textile–painting as a decorative threshold.
Technique 5
Hang a wall-sized curtain before a non-load-bearing wall.
Remove the wall.
Retreat behind the curtain as behind a contemplative architectural volume.
