Erika Iris
Artist
Chicago, Illinois, USA
My name is Erika Iris. I recently took an MIT class through edx.org, "Paradox and Infinity," where I came across the symbols of set theory for the first time. These sketches are inspired by that first glimpse of the infinite. Math is by far the most beautiful art.
Zeno's Paradox
27 x 28 cm
ink on paper
2018
Achilles is trapped in the hyperbolic geometry of the tortoise shell. No matter how fast he runs he will never catch up to a single tortoise step.