Matthew Bajor, Cara DeLacluyse and Bjoern Muetzel
Matthew Bajor: I am an undergraduate student majoring in mathematics
and visual arts. Because of my unique pair of studies, I am constantly
looking for ways to connect them. Cara DeLacluyse: I am an
undergraduate student majoring in marine biology with a minor in
visual arts. My hope is to combine my passion for both art and marine
science. Art can be an invitation to people who are uncomfortable or
inexperienced with science and it can help to open conversations about
conservation among different groups of people. Bjoern Muetzel: I am a
mathematician working in the area of low dimensional geometry. I have
always been fascinated by the intersection of math and art and
especially by the numerous beautiful patterns found in nature.
The icosahedron is one of the Platonic solids. We made a patterned
version of this solid and put mirrors on all of its inside faces.
We then used a spherical camera to take a picture of the inside
and transformed it using a stereographic projection. This method
produces characteristic images for each Platonic and Archimedean
solid. In the icosahedron stars and flower petals can be seen.
Images from other solids can be found on the website.