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Contest entry
Contest entry
The 2 pieces submitted cover aspects of mollusc morphology, the development of Pattern and Form through anomalous diffusion.
They both describe pattern and the use of visual guidelines to increase variously spaced Fibonacci number rows.
They are both based on Mobius strips, one with a wider space through the middle.
They are both tactile and can be manipulated, twisted, turned and explored so that the edge is always accessible.
The first piece has an edge which has reached the limit of accessibility, though it is still possible to access the entire hyperbolic edge.
The second piece can be more easily manipulated.
The diffusion is demonstrated in the visual pattern seen in developing guidelines around the edges of the 2 pieces.
The increase in form through a Mobius strip is a tactile experience of growth.
The aesthetics could be improved if the significant guidelines were to be removed but I think they are important at this stage to demonstrate the ideas behind them.
I myself have only recently discovered the beauty of mathematics through working with the team Forces in Translation and being given the opportunity to develop these and similar structures.
Artist biography
Artist biography
I am a basketmaker by trade with a particular interest in basketry techniques and materials. I have only relatively recently discovered the intriguing world of mathematics after joining the group Forces in Translation in a 3 year investigation into the insights that can occur when a relationship is forged between practitioners of hand crafting, mathematics and anthropology. The work that I have submitted came about as a result of working on ideas with Phd student Charlotte Megrerouche from Manchester Metropolitan University during a 2 week residency in 2024 with Then Try This to explore Algorithmic Patterning.
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