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Wise Lifestyle InstituteAssociation for science and research · Austria
Torus “Neo” in white among fir branches
Space and Form

Torus

A ring that runs back into itself: the torus arises when a circle revolves around an axis in its plane that lies outside it.

Form and history

In geometry, the torus is the surface that a circle traces when it rotates about an axis in its plane without touching it. Familiar examples are the lifebuoy and the smoke ring, in which the air circles around itself.

The torus has no beginning and no end; its surface passes from the inside to the outside without an edge. The association has cast it in three forms that differ in their surface, each in white, shungite, silver and gold.

Three forms

Torus “Neo” in gold, plus shungite, white and silver

“Neo”

Surface
Rows of small domes

The surface consists of rows of small domes that become narrower towards the centre.

Torus “Morpheus” in shungite, plus gold, white and silver

“Morpheus”

Surface
Ribs twisted in a spiral

Broad ribs run in a spiral around the ring and give it a twist.

Torus “Trinity” in gold, plus shungite, white and silver

“Trinity”

Surface
Faceted, made of triangular faces

Many small triangular faces break the light; the ring looks as if it had been cut.

Research questions

What we investigate

  1. Which of the three surfaces (domes, spiral or facets) do people describe as calm, and which as lively?
  2. How do people describe a room with a torus in it, compared with the same room without it?

In the room

Torus “Neo” in white among fir branches, seen from above
Torus “Neo” in white among fir branches, seen from above
Torus “Morpheus” in white on a light background
Torus “Morpheus” in white on a light background
Torus “Morpheus” in white next to red roses
Torus “Morpheus” in white next to red roses
Torus “Morpheus” in white against a dark background
Torus “Morpheus” in white against a dark background
Torus “Trinity” in shungite on a light background
Torus “Trinity” in shungite on a light background
Torus “Trinity” in shungite among green plants
Torus “Trinity” in shungite among green plants
Torus “Trinity” in white among large leaves
Torus “Trinity” in white among large leaves
Torus “Neo” in gold next to blossoms
Torus “Neo” in gold next to blossoms