Dr. Paz Methodology

Dr. Paz Methodology is a body-scaled spatial measurement system enacted through performance and documented through video and objects. The work follows a repeatable procedure for acquiring perimeter data from interior architectural spaces.

Procedure:
Using a continuous roll of white paper strip and a black pen, the performer applies the paper directly to the boundary between floor and wall. The strip is guided along all edges of the room, including corners and irregular transitions, while the pen marks the contact line. This process produces a linear inscription corresponding to the full perimeter of the floor area.

Upon completion, the paper strip is segmented into units equivalent to the performer’s forearm length. Units of identical length are grouped and bound using a binder clip. In some iterations, the bound units are folded into compact square configurations.

Output:
The resulting objects function as indexed spatial samples. They do not preserve scale, orientation, or visual likeness; instead, they store procedural knowledge of the room as accumulated linear data normalized by the body. The work proposes an alternative epistemology of space in which architectural information is acquired, standardized, and archived through embodied measurement rather than optical representation.