The History of Winktokki
Symmetry Connection of the Circle
1998
The beginning
I enjoyed drawing circles.
I found it fascinating that every time I drew a circle,
a new shape emerged.
So I kept drawing circles.
'There is no identical circle.'
1998
One Circle, One Dot
I found out every circle has a core. I called it this.
"One Circle, One Dot"
1998
Thing Hidden Inside Circle
Triangle, Square, and Shapes inside the Circle appeared.
Tokki Book / 1999
1998
Inside & outside of the circle.
New Space
The increasing number of drawing notes on circles and shapes means an expansion of new space in the Circle World.
I said this.
"Circles within circles,
circles outside of circles."
Tokki Book 1
1999
To document one space, it requires a lot of paper because it involves recording the evolving process of change.
Circle Tree
painting / 2003
I frequently created drawings and paintings that used a tree as a metaphor for Circle World. A tree starts from a seed, and a circle starts from a point. The branches, leaves, fruits, and flowers that extend from the tree align well with the phrase "Circles within circles, circles outside of circles."
1998
Tokki
The side view of Tokki's face
Shape Organism
Something emerged inside the circle.
I named it "Tokki." 토끼
Tokki always shows its side face, revealing only one of its two eyes.
This is because Tokki enjoys the fact that there is one dot (core) within one circle.
I classified Tokki as a "shape organism" because it emerged as a combination of shapes inside the circle. Tokki is the first shape organism of the Circle World.
Tokki Book 2
2001
"Tokki 토끼" means "rabbit" in Korean.
1999 ~ 2001
Connection
Idea transmission
When circles are connected to each other,
it means that their cores are connected.
I gave the nickname
"connection dot"
to the core (dot) of a circle.
Connected circles exchanged
their shapes with each other.
I called this "idea transmission."
During this process, an "idea swap" can also take place.
What could be inside the line that connects two circles?
For example, in the second volume of the Tokki Book, there is a chapter called "Connection of Four," which documents the events that unfold inside the connection line. Here are some pages from that chapter.
Tokki Book 2
"Connection of Four"
2001
1999 ~ 2001
Symmetry
Symmetry Connection
Circles exchange shapes.
Circles send and receive signals.
The circles are connected.
It's symmetry
In the Circle World, symmetry refers to a state where "idea transmission" becomes active on both sides and as a result, the "connection dot" becomes abundant.
Tokki Book 6
2015
Symmetry & connection are necessary for each other.
I combined these two and called it
"Symmetry Connection".
Small units of "Symmetric Connection" come together to form larger units of "Symmetric Connection".
This is the application of the natural law of the Circle World, "Circles within circles, circles outside of circles."
The "Idea Transmission" between two symmetrical circles being active means that there is a lively exchange of shapes between them.
"also refer to" means to mention or call something by a particular name or term in addition to other ways of referring to it. It indicates that there is an additional or alternative way of describing or naming something.
In a word, the true essence of Circle World becomes more emerge.
In Circle World, the term "symmetry" encompasses the concept of "connection."
"Symmetry" is the foundation of the Tokki Code.
symmetry moths
53-45cm, 2018
Hong Hak-Soon : Among all the living organisms on Earth, what is your favorite symmetry?
Wink Tokki : Moths and butterflies. They exhibit beautiful symmetry.
Wink Tokki said,
"'Symmetry' + 'Connection' = 'Symmetricon.'"
1999 ~ 2000
Parts & assembly
Tokki Book 2
Heart 2000
Thanks to the signal transmission among the circles, the shapes continue to change.
Some shapes come together and assemble when they meet. The shapes that have experienced "assembly" acquire roles and become upgraded as "parts".
I called frequently used parts "Favored parts".
When assembly is repeated, remarkable creations emerge.
I called this "assemblicity". 조립체
(This word is a compound of "assembled" + "entity". 조립된 + 개체 )
Assembled entities can appear in various forms, ranging from abstract objects to those resembling living organisms and machines.
In the second volume of the Tokki Book, an assembled entity called "Heart" emerges. It functions as an independent entity but can also serve as a component that assembles with other entities. The timing and manner of its assembly are determined by the signals of the circles.
The concepts mentioned in this document, such as "One dot within one circle" and "Symmetry Connection," continue to evolve Wink Tokki's Circle World. These concepts, like gears, mutually influence and sustain the Circle World. I refer to them as the "natural laws" of the Circle World.