Saturday, December 4, 2021 Duke University 1:30 – 4:30 Mathemalchemy installation public viewing Location: Gross Hall, Room 355 2:30 – 4:00 Ars Mathemalchemica Colloquium Presentations by seven Mathemalchemy art and mathematics creators Location: Gross Hall Room 330, Ahmadieh Family Grand Hall
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In August 2020, Mathemalchemy’s Artistic Director Dominique Ehrmann completed a one-quarter-size maquette, of which you can view a smoothly rotating version here. A few snapshots of this maquette will guide you, below, to see glimpses of the finished full-scale installation. Click to explore Mathemalchemy (pictures, mathematical concepts and more).
Mathemalchemy's one-quarter-size maquette
Kite
'Tess the Tortoise was first supposed to carry a balloon, but we weren't sure how to create it. That's when Edward Vogel (who, as it turns out, is an avid kitemaker!) suggested that instead of carrying a balloon, Tess could be flying a kite. The group instantly knew that this was the ideal choice for our curious and playful tortoise. Tess' kite will be a Level 2 Sierpiński tetrahedron, which plays into the infinity motif of Tess's story.'
— Jessica K. Sklar
Chimpunks Sorting Primes Vignette
Two of our team members have written about the Chipmunks sorting Primes vignette:
Until the end of November, this collaborative art installation will stand in its test site at Duke University, after which it will start its traveling exhibition tour. Its first stop will be at the National Academies building on Constitution Avenue in Washington DC, where it will be exhibited from January 15 onwards.
Building Mathemalchemy
Henry Segerman takes you inside Duke’s University to watch this artistic & mathematical installation unfold.
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Chronicling the project’s progress
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