The Adjacency & Contamination Mapper - Structural Relationship Calculator

This application is a diagnostic thinking tool for examining what happens when two artworks, images, or presences are placed in relation to one another.

The Concept:

It does not interpret artworks, explain their meaning, or judge artistic quality. Instead, it records structural shifts, how attention, dominance, balance, and proximity change when two presences share a space. The system operates through explicit, deterministic calculations where identical inputs will always produce identical results.

What the App Does:

The app analyzes adjacency, how one work affects another purely through spatial and formal conditions. It calculates structural risks such as:

• Dominance: One work overwhelming the other
• Amplification: Mutual reinforcement or escalation
• Flattening: Loss of distinct identity through proximity
• Narrativization: Pressure to read the pairing as a story
• Resolution Pressure: Expectation of synthesis or conclusion

These are not predictions of viewer response. They are arithmetic descriptions of relational conditions that arise from proximity, sequence, and contrast.

How It Works:

1. Enter two works: Use the form interface (sliders and fields) or JSON view to define each work's structural attributes
2. Define their relationship: Specify distance, overlap, and whether the works are encountered sequentially
3. Run the calculation engine: The system computes all structural relationships using fixed formulas
4. Read the outputs:
   • The Log shows every calculation step
   • The Summary aggregates risks
   • The Indices display structural balances
   • Optional visual reasoning is presented separately and labeled clearly

Optional AI Layer:

In some sections, an optional AI-assisted visual layer may offer possible visual observations. This layer is clearly marked as non-deterministic and does not influence the core calculations.

What Makes It Different:

The app does not tell you what to do. It shows what is happening structurally so you can decide. It's a deterministic, transparent calculation system rather than an interpretive or judgmental tool.