Monday, May 6, 2013

On Scaffolding

Leonardo da Vinci learned engineering in order to construct scaffoldings such as the one he created to hang fresco ceiling panels in the Hall of Five Hundred at Palazzo Vechio in Florence. The scaffold is the byproduct. The microwave oven, which generates friction by polarizing molecules, is a byproduct of military radar research conducted in World War II. Sildenafil citrate, originally developed by British researchers for the treatment of Pulmonary Hyper Tension, is better known for its byproduct of treating erectile dysfunction. In Hong Kong and other parts of Asia, scaffolding is constructed from bamboo instead of wood and metal, which softens and thematizes the urban landscape. I am the scaffolding for my DNA. The scaffolding is the byproduct.

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