CHRIS HAY

IDEAS · SYSTEMS · OBJECTS / LONDON · 2026

VINDEX3

The model is the database.

A SYSTEM BY CHRIS HAY ↗

VINDEX3 is part of Chris Hay’s work on model representation. This dossier records the model-as-database proposition and links to the canonical project.

W-VINDEX3ONGOINGRECORDED 2026-09-05DRAFT · V0.1REFERENCE DRAFT

The model is the database.

THE QUESTION

What changes when a model is approached as structured, addressable material? The proposition directs attention to representation, the relationships between its parts, and execution.

ONE OBJECT · TWO INTERPRETATIONS

A model — a conceptual comparison

As a fileAs a database
  • An object to load
  • Addressed from the outside

A model — a conceptual comparison — as as a file: an object to load, addressed from the outside. As as a database: parts to address, relationships to inspect.

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The comparison is an explanation of the proposition, not a benchmark or an execution trace. The canonical project is the source for the representation and its technical contract.

SOURCES & PROVENANCE

AUTHOR / CHRIS HAY · VERSION / 0.1

REFERENCE THIS DRAFT

An unpublished working record. These references identify the draft and omit a publication date. They become version-specific publication citations when the record is released.

Chris Hay. VINDEX3 [Unpublished draft, version 0.1]. https://chrishayuk.com/work/vindex3
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