With the beginning of individual development, we explore the power relations of our living space through the visually and kinaesthetically controlled grasping movements of our hands and the locomotion of our entire body. The formation of the equilibrium structure of our visual space creates the prerequisite for the motor coordination of the gripping muscles of our hands, which already adjust to the expected weight and state of equilibrium of the object in the target movement. Every form of sensorimotor function in the body is based on the principle of the balance of forces in nature.
If things are more unstable, more stable, lighter or heavier than anticipated, the probability that our intention to act will fail increases. Maintaining balance when standing and moving is another basic skill that we develop by straightening our body from the horizontal reference plane of the topography. The static and dynamic conditions for maintaining balance are reflected in the equilibrium structure of our visualization space. Since we can no longer disregard this knowledge, landscapes, clouds, buildings, bodies, lines and surfaces stand, lie, fall or rise for us.
The concepts of proportion and symmetry can also be traced back directly to the structure of our body, although we also use them to classify and evaluate all states of equilibrium in our visual space. Through our multi-sensory engagement with our environment, we learn, mostly unconsciously, to interpret and evaluate the posture and movement tone of all people and things. We register every deviation in the balance of forces in the muscle and joint system because we intuitively suspect adhesions or damage that could jeopardize the survival of the species. To this day, the aesthetic evaluation of the beauty or ugliness of people, spaces and things is significantly influenced by the vivid perception of their inner state of equilibrium.
