, and other forms with mass, take their character from the ways they carve out volumes of space within and around them.

You've asked an incomplete question. However, it could be inferred that the question is an incomplete quote from the book "The Art of Theatrical Design: Elements of Visual Composition, Methods, and Practice" by Kaoime Malloy.

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Here is the complete statement;

"All art forms with mass exist in three-dimensional space, such as sculpture, architecture, jewelry, dance, and theatre, to name a few. They are defined by and take their character from the ways in which they carve out volumes of space within and around them."

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