The Cryptography Quilt was designed and fabricated by Dominique Ehrmann, Li-Mei Lim and Mary Williams. It was part of Dominique’s design from the very beginning. Even in the earliest ⅛ scale maquette, presented at the Joint Mathematical Meeting 2020, one can already recognize the Cryptography Quilt in blue and white tones, with its big centralContinue reading “Cryptography Quilt – Fabrication”
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Stack of Books – Fabrication
Books: From the beginning to the end The Stack of Books was one of the very early components for the installation. Once we had decided that the books should be recognizable, in that one would see titles and authors on their spines, we had lengthy discussions about which books to pick. It became clear quicklyContinue reading “Stack of Books – Fabrication”
Tortoise – Fabrication
Tess the Tortoise Tortoise’s Story The outline of the Tortoise’s story, and the different concepts highlighted in it, were formulated by Jessica K. Sklar. This was a component that crystallized early on—it was essentially adopted as conceived. Read Tess the Tortoise’s Story by Jessica K. Sklar Tortoise’s Shell Tess’s ceramic shell was crafted by LizContinue reading “Tortoise – Fabrication”
Cryptography Quilt – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass
A deeper incursion in the Cryptography Quilt Story It is mysterious, depicting all manner of things. We think we can recognize animals — a pigeon, a squirrel, a little man — but we are not sure. It is also clearly a source of hidden energy: some of the Cavalcade pages became attracted to its verso,Continue reading “Cryptography Quilt – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass”
Tortoise – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass
A deeper incursion in the Tortoise Story On waking up, Tess the Tortoise felt this was going to be a special day – a day to have an adventure. As always, she made a careful plan, and started her list. Breakfast first, of course – a nice leisurely breakfast; nothing good was ever accomplished onContinue reading “Tortoise – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass”
Silhouette and Vortices – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass
“Oma, when I look up in that direction, through my eyelashes between half-closed eyelids, I can see some huge shadow there, against the sky. Can you see it too? Do you know what it is?” “I wondered whether you could see it — sometimes you become very still when you look in that direction, peeringContinue reading “Silhouette and Vortices – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass”
Mural – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass
She just is putting the last tentacles to two equations in neon colors – has she seen that she is also dripping paint and making green ripples below? The candle she was holding to give a little extra light has just been snuffed out by the breeze, and the smoke coming from its wick isContinue reading “Mural – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass”
Great Doodle Page – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass
The Great Doodle Page was born from the stubborn nature of several sheets that were originally members of the Aerial Cavalcade, in which they could have continued to congenially whirl around with the others. No, instead they wanted it their own way. Here you see their content trying to settle down on one large pageContinue reading “Great Doodle Page – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass”
Cryptography Quilt – Mathematical Connections
Cryptography or “secret writing” is an old concept. For several millenia at least, people have wanted to communicate messages to distant others in such a way that even if the message was intercepted, it would not be readable by the interceptors. To achieve this, they have used different forms of “encoding” information; would-be interceptors inventedContinue reading “Cryptography Quilt – Mathematical Connections”
Curio Shop – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass
Harriet Conway, the shopkeeper of Conway’s Curios, has just opened up the metallic security door, turned on the lighting, preened herself, and hopped onto her perch for what she hopes will be another good day. She looks around appreciatively — all the luxury wares in the store are displayed optimally. The fragile but gorgeous handblownContinue reading “Curio Shop – Through the Mathemalchemy Looking Glass”
