Tri Form Series

Expansion of Structure, Form, and Space and the Formation of a Triple System



Tri Form Series presents a body of work in which the fundamental formal elements introduced in BYR Prime Elements are extended and recombined into a more complex structural configuration.

In BYR Prime Elements, the relationships of Blue–Square, Yellow–Triangle, and Red–Circle functioned as independent formal units. In this series, however, these elements are no longer confined to their original formal correspondences. Instead, they are expanded into three broader plastic concepts—Structure (Gyeok), Form (Hyeong), and Space (Gong)—and recombined within a single system.

Blue and Square are thus rearticulated as structure, forming the framework that supports the whole; Yellow and Triangle become form, generating physical density and visual presence; and Red and Circle are transformed into space, organizing the intervals and relations between elements. Each component thereby assumes an expanded role within the overall system.


Integration of the Three Elements and Formation of Structure

In the Tri Form Series, the three elements are not arranged in parallel. They operate simultaneously within a single structure, influencing one another’s position and function in the formation of the whole. 

The structural element (structure) acts as the framework that sustains the system, while the formal element (form) establishes visual weight and concentration within that framework. At the same time, space emerges between elements, separating and connecting them while regulating the overall balance of the structure. These three elements do not maintain a fixed hierarchy. Their relative significance and relationship shift according to the mode of combination, producing different structural configurations.


Balance and Tension

A key characteristic of this series lies in the fact that the three elements do not converge into a single center. Instead, each element generates tension in a different direction, and the overall structure is maintained through the balance of these tensions. In some configurations, structure is emphasized, resulting in a more stable form; in others, form or space becomes dominant, producing a more dispersed and dynamic impression. The perceived center may shift depending on the viewpoint, and the work resists being read as a fixed composition. Rather, it presents a condition that can be interpreted from multiple orientations.


Formation of Form

In the Tri Form Series, form is not a predetermined outcome, but something that emerges through the relationships among the three elements. Structure supports form; form becomes visible within space; and space, in turn, regulates the relationship between structure and form.


In this process, no single element exists independently. Each acquires meaning only through its connection with the others. Form is therefore understood not as a fixed entity, but as a state produced through interaction.


From Elementary Units to an Expanded System

This series demonstrates the process through which the fundamental units introduced in BYR Prime Elements are expanded into a coherent system.

Where the earlier stage presented individual elements as discrete units, the Tri Form Series organizes these elements into a unified structure, advancing toward a more complex treatment of form through relational conditions.  The basic formal units are thus extended into the three plastic principles of structure, form, and space, which then operate together within a single system.

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Tri Form Series shows how the fundamental elements—Blue–Square, Yellow–Triangle, and Red–Circle—are expanded into the three conceptual categories of structure, form, and space, and how these elements combine to generate a unified structure.

Rather than presenting a single resolved form, the series unfolds through a range of possible states produced by the interaction of these three elements. It is not centered on a fixed outcome, but on the dynamic condition in which structure, form, and space continuously interact and reorganize.