2013 Joint Mathematics Meetings
Ilana Krepchin
Artists
Ilana Krepchin
Artist
Somerville, MA
Statement
My creations combine a sense of fun and purpose with essential interests from my past. As a kid, I wanted to be an architect when I grew up - now I make miniature buildings. I've always been drawn to mathematical concepts - now they inform my art, as in the miniature mobius strips I make. I have been a photographer for many years, accumulating piles of photographs that I could never throw away - now I chop them up and set them or transfer them to silver and etch their likenesses. I always thought that something could be done to recycle used technology - now I take the chips and capacitors from discarded computers, and combine them with sterling silver in traditional jewelry formats. It satisfies my disparate interests, it's fun and it's ecological.
Artworks
![Image for entry 'Mobius Strip Necklace'](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmit.bridgesmathart.org%2Frails%2Factive_storage%2Fblobs%2Fproxy%2FeyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzU3NiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ%3D%3D--5880ef92cf3c45af14e2346ed2af0b035d70084e%2Filanakrepchinmobiusnecklace.jpg&w=1536&q=75)
Mobius Strip Necklace
1 1/2"H x 1/2" W x 1/2" D
Sterling Silver and rose gold plate and 1/2 drilled hematite stone
2009