#508 Extension Neglect

Filler on board, oak panel
My works are not painted but cast in oak panels using standard wall filler.

This work is part of Social Engineering, a series featuring stone imprints and a composition made with rulers and/or compasses, the instruments architects and engineers use to divide space. They are titled after cognitive biases.

This work is titled after the cognitive bias called Extension Neglect. It means judging after only a tiny portion of a sample or not considering it in the long run. One example is hyperbolic discounting—when we choose food for next week, we choose healthy. When we choose food for today, we go for chocolate.
The work's composition is inspired by the floor plan of my old apartment in the building where I have my studio. It was built in 1936 by OBOS, the city's collective housing association—a typical example of the social housing projects associated with the strong social democratic system of that time. It is well-planned and built. Another association is, of course, the modernist works by Piet Mondrian.