Target/codes: arrange two unchanged forms to choose a narrow or wide negative-space gap for an original image; AC9AVAFD01 and AC9AVAFC01. Prepare: gap-between, broad fixed forms or spoken/tactile outline.
- Welcome · 3 min. A blank opening between forms can be a deliberate shape, not leftover space.
- Model · 4 min. Compare NARROW GAP and WIDE GAP. The large shapes are unchanged; only distance/placement differs. This is an art arrangement, not a measurement.
- Try together · 5 min. Child traces or identifies the space between edges without touching unknown material. Ask how the gap's outline changes when the forms move apart.
- Child choice · 7 min. Child makes or directs a new invented pair, keeping their forms large and fixed while choosing a gap for a fictional book cover, poster or personal imaginary scene. Ask what they want a viewer to notice in the gap.
- Notice · 4 min. Record which gap, one placement action/decision and intention. If a viewer is only imagined, call it intended effect, not observed attention.
- Close · 2 min. “The space between my forms looks ___ because I placed them ___.”