T. G. Vanini
In the course of my research in mathematical logic (under my real name
of Laurence Kirby) I made visualizations of the construction of
hereditarily finite sets. Pleased with the organic feeling and
sometimes surprising forms of these diagrams, I started to explore
their aesthetic possibilities and this grew into an artistic
obsession. Each element in my images is grown from a mathematical seed
which I control, with the aid of experiment and imagination and
Mathematica software, to obtain a visually satisfying form.
In my creative life as a songwriter, poet and violinist I’ve long been
concerned with exploring the boundaries between art, science and
mathematics – between form and emotion. My digital prints continue
this exploration.
