wigley [recycling recycling].

TERM [prosthetics].

In this article, Wigley describes "prosthetics" as an "extension" of being, whether physically, emotionally, spiritually, socially, theoretically, or cosmically. A prosthetic can be seen as an outreach of a body or thought into the inner workings of mesh networks at a planetary scale. Wigley describes prosthetics as transfering the flow of energy throughout the world, which relates it to "qi" (from traditional Chinese culture, also associated with Taoism). The flow of qi embodies living and non-living beings, energies, and dynamics. It can be thought of as the very breath of the collective ecosystem. Prosthetics become the methods by which qi travels, the paths that connect all elements in the cosmos. Prosthetics bridge the gaps between disparate elements and weave all components of society into an interconnected mesh, helping us to make sense of the conglomerated universe.

TERM [ecology/house].

According to its Greek etomology, Wigley discusses "ecology" as "knowledge of the house." Here, a house can be defined as anything that contains or shelters. A house can exist at a wide range of scales. As a cosmic ecosystem, a house exists at a planetary level. It becomes an encompassing environment which contains a breadth of life. On a smaller scale, a house exists in each prosthetic extension of life (as described above). The prosthetic house contains even the most subtle flows of energy throughout a larger mesh network. Regardless of scale, each house is a vessel for thought, for being, for living, and for breeding new growth. A house is a home for energy. It is a moment of containment of qi- a fleeting pause in the breath of life. A house therefore is perpetually transforming, evolving, and redefining the life of its inhabitants.

ADDITIONAL NOTES.

This piece, notably the latter half, is especially pertinant to our upcoming design projects. It raises the issue of what a 'house' might contain in all of its definitions, scales, and possiblilities.