Morphology Without Memory – Folding Is Not Space

Abstract

The paper argues that morphology must be conceived without memory once space, time, and form are no longer treated as independent quantities. Folding explains topological form constraints within a given space, but space itself arises from ontological inversion (Stülpung) through a shift of being (Seinsverschiebung) and irreversible loss of possibility. Negative topology does not store information; it constrains future forms through closed possibilities. Repair is therefore never a return, but a new self-similarity under altered spatio-temporal conditions. Simulation operates within folding and cannot generate negative space, marking an ontological limit for blueprint, setpoint, and AI-based reconstruction ontologies.